Bios

Skyline Blues 2024 Bios are here! Thanks to Lon Horwedel for permission to use his photographs. 

Brenden Kaiser

He/him/his

Class of 2024

Years in Blues: 4


This is Brenden! He is co-President of skyline choir and played chef Salty Pepper in Skyline Theater’s hit production of The Pirates of Penzance. Outside of rehearsal, he loves reading, writing, and spending time with his amazing friends! Brenden is so excited to compete in ICHSA his senior year! 

Kaitlyn Dolan

She/Her/Hers

Class of 2024

Years in Blues: 4


This is Kaitlyn’s fourth and final year in the incredible Skyline Blues. She’s been a set-choreographer for 1 year, a sibling of someone in the group for 2 years, a competition set soloist for 3 years, and a dedicated member for all 4. You may recognize her as Mabel in Skyline Theater’s production of The Pirates of Penzance, as well as Donna in Young People’s Theater’s past production of Mamma Mia! After graduating she’ll miss high school Pompon, musicals, friends, and most importantly — managing the Skyline Blues instagram. 

Halle Woodard

She/her/hers

Class of 2024

Years in Blues: 3


As a senior, Choir Co-President, and performer, Halle is treasuring her final year (time goes so fast) with her favorite people in Blues. Besides singing, Halle dabbles in rock climbing, reads on her kindle, guzzles down cans of Celsius, and fuels her soul with melancholic tunes. She can't wait to have the best year with the best group in the whole world. 

Lorenzo Diego Soto Booker

He/Him/His

Class of 2024

Years in Blues: 2


Hello! My name is Lorenzo, AKA MasterZo, AKA Renzo, AKA Lozo, AKA Zoloist. I think my parents gave me a really nickname-able name so just in case they hated it, they could just call me something else. I'm a guy that likes to laugh. Unique, I know. I'm also a happy fella that's happy to be in such a great group of people! SKYLINE BLUES 23-24!!!!!!!

Michelle McGuinty

Any

Class of 2024

Years in Blues: 3


This is Michelle! They are so excited for their last year in blues and plan to go off with a bang! They love to sing from soprano 1 to tenor in the same set of music, perc for bel canto, and live life with a metronome in their ear. Outside of that, they love spending time with friends and blues, trying new things like croqueting animals for the first time, and traveling to new thrift sites whenever they can. 

Sadie Barber

She/her

Class of 2024

Years in Blues: 3


Sadie is a Senior this year and has loved Blues dearly the past three years. She is Skyline Choir Councils Secretary this year and considers herself a mezzo! Outside of Blues, Sadie likes to get involved with musicals and is excited to play Sonya in her high schools production of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" this coming Spring. Additionally, she works as a camp counselor in the summer and you can see her participating in MSVMA's honors choir! Sadie loves to laugh, watch a movie, identify birds and trees, recall her nightly dreams, and she also loves her fellow Blues members!

Michael Riccinto

he/him

Class of 2024

Years in Blues: 4


Michael has been in Blues all 4 years of high school as a Bass, Vocal Percussionist, and Arranger. In his last year of ICHSA competition, he is excited to grow with the group and keep making music at the highest level. Michael feels very fortunate for the support of Blues throughout his many musical endeavors and achievements; including 2 solos featured on BOHSA and 3 All-State Honor Choir Selections. Throughout the rest of this year, Michael looks forward to making more memories with his favorite people. 

Dublyn Bottom

She/Her/Hers

Class of 2024

Years in Blues: 2


This is Dublyn’s second year in Skyline Blues. When she’s not with the acapella group she loves performing in musicals. She also has participated in Skyline Pompon for the past 2 years. Dublyn hopes to continue her singing career as she moves on to college next year. 

Petra Bora

She/Her/Hers

Class of 2024

Years in Blues: 1


This is Petra’s first year in skyline blues. When not in blues she loves reading, hanging out with friends, and crafting. She hopes to continue her acapella career through college. 

Andrew Chen

He/Him/His

Class of 2025

Years in Blues: 2


This is Andrew, and he’s so excited for his second year in Blues. He’s almost always singing, but when he’s not, he’s reading, writing, listening to music, or flying planes. He is also currently the choreography intern at his old school’s musical theatre troupe. 

Ellie Westhoff

She/They

Class of 2025

Years in Blues: 2


This is Ellie’s second year being in Blues, and she loves it. When not singing, they love to read, journal, and sleep. She loves hanging out with friends and family, and can’t wait for the rest of the year with them. 

Leif TenBrink

He/They

Class of 2025

Years in Blues: 2


This is Leif's second year in Blues. When he's not rehearsing with the group he loves to play guitar, act, and play tabletop games with his friends! They're also an occasional Dungeon Master at the Sylvan Factory game store. 

Allen Hoover

He/Him/His

Class of 2025

Years in Blues: 1


This is Allen's first year in skyline blues! When he's not with the group he spends his time listening to various genres of music and performing in theatre. Allen also plans on studying illustration/graphic design and pursuing them as a career in the future!

Annie Pasque

She/Her/Hers

Class of 2025

Years in Blues: 1


This is Annie’s first year in Blues! She loves performing music theater with her friends and doing graphic design. She’s excited to continue singing with Blues! 

Leo Stone

He/Him/His

Class of 2025

Years in blues: 1


This is Leo’s first year in Blues. Outside of blues, he loves writing music and playing with his dog Loki. He participated in this years’ musical and is excited to pursue singing further! 

Cass O’Connell

She/Her/Hers

Class of 2026

Years in Blues: 1


This is Cass’s first year in Skyline Blues. When she isn’t Blues-ing, she enjoys performing in other ways— such as acting, dancing, and singing in the Barbershop style! Beyond that, she is an avid purveyor of the Fantasy genre— she’s been thinking about some stories for a few years now… and maybe she’ll finally start writing them at some point. Probably not though. 

Zoe Sangsland

She/Her/Hers

Class of 2026

Years in Blues: 1


This is Zoe’s first year in Skyline Blues, and she’s hyped to be continuing her acapella career throughout the rest of high school. When she’s not singing with the group, she can usually be found reading whatever spare material is on hand, baking some new thing (the outcome can either be disastrous or phenomenal), stress cleaning, or roller skating. 

Will Powers

He/him/his

Class of 2026

Years in Blues: 1

This is Will’s first year in blues. When not in blues, he enjoys doing musical theater, playing volleyball, hanging out with his four rabbits, and resting his voice from all the tenor he sings.