Sophomores

Interesting Fact(s): I play the piano, clarinet, viola, guitar, and ukulele. My personal pogo stick consecutive jumping record is approximately 3,350 jumps and I am synesthetic.

Dream Job: Helping others

Favorite Song: Favorite Band is the Beatles; Favorite Songs are: Listz's Hungarian Rhapsody 2, Sing Sing Sing, and That's All (Genesis)

Favorite Place on Campus: Duncan Student Center

Favorite Band Memory: When the entire audience stood up and cheered for the band as we roasted USC with the NASA show and then the entire stadium participating in the 1812 flashlight waving. Also, getting to hold a giant inflatable shark on the left side of the field during the Beatles show, thus fulfilling my life long pursuit of being left shark.

Favorite Type of Clarinet: Kazoo

Christopher Peterson

Danielle Gerardi

Hometown: Hauppauge, NY

Graduation Year: 2023

Major: Computer Science

Dorm: Lewis

Hobbies/Interests: All things Disney, puzzles, and musical theatre

Favorite Quote: Reach out and find your Happily Ever After

Favorite Color: Blue

Interesting Fact(s): I have an extraordinarily convincing fake sneeze

Dream Job: Disney Imagineer

Favorite Song: In the Blood by John Mayer

Favorite Place on Campus: The lakes

Favorite Band Memory: Going to Orlando together :)

Favorite Type of Clarinet: Contra bass but only from afar

Delaney Garabed

Emily Kane

Hometown: Summit, NJ 07901

Graduation Year: 2023

Major: ACMS and Clarinet Performance

Dorm: Farley Hall

Hobbies/Interests: band, musical theatre, and extra sharp cheddar cheese

Favorite Quote: "If wishes were fishes we'd all cast nets" - Frank Herbert, Dune

Favorite Color: cerulean

Interesting Fact(s): my high school production of Legally Blonde has many views on YouTube. You should watch it. And then watch Pippin. My other interesting fact is that freshman year I would not. shut. up. about Pippin.

Dream Job: being paid to play Reed II

Favorite Song: "Buzzcut Season" - Lorde

Favorite Place on Campus: Lafortune Student Center

Favorite Band Memory: doing an 8 to 5 down the field in a rocketship formation during the USC night game with the crowd SCREAMING for us.

Favorite Type of Clarinet: the A clarinet or bass clarinet

Emily Sack

Hometown: South Bend, IN

Graduation Year: 2023

Major: Psychology

Dorm: Off-campus

Hobbies/Interests: Music, guitar, singing, painting, drawing, digital art, and designing.

Favorite Quote: “The beginning of purpose is found in creating something that only you can understand.” - Tyler Joseph

Favorite Color: Purple

Interesting Fact(s): I’ve been playing guitar for 11 years, I lived in Atlanta for 9 years before moving back to South Bend in 2019, I’ve seen Twenty One Pilots live 6 times (I camped out for their 2019 hometown show for 3 days), and this will be my 7th marching band season since my first one was in 8th grade.

Dream Job: Music therapist

Favorite Song: It changes all the time, but right now I’m really into “Obey” by Bring Me The Horizon (feat. Yungblud)

Favorite Place on Campus: Hesburgh Library

Favorite Band Memory: My first time trotting out of the tunnel at a football game.

Favorite Type of Clarinet: https://youtu.be/LWbj7FYEi3M

Gabe McKenna

Hometown: Johnsburg, IL

Graduation Year: 2023

Major: Biochemistry

Dorm: Badin Hall

Hobbies/Interests: D&D, textile arts, Minecraft and hiking

Favorite Quote: "The present tense of regret is indecision." -Cecil Baldwin

Favorite Color: Purple

Interesting Fact(s): I once ate an entire wasabi packet on a dare and didn't cry.

Dream Job: Mycologist

Favorite Song: Unintended by Muse

Favorite Place on Campus: LaFun

Favorite Band Memory: Net Christmas and the spaghetti martini

Favorite Type of Clarinet: Carrot

Grace Anspach

Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio

Graduation Year: 2023

Major: Music Education

Dorm: McCandless Hall (SMC)

Hobbies/Interests: Clarinet, golf, and reading

Favorite Quote: “The most important shot in golf is the next one” -Ben Hogan

Favorite Color: Blue

Interesting Fact(s): In high school I played golf which took place during the marching band season so I did both.

Dream Job: High school band director

Favorite Song: Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen

Favorite Place on Campus: The band building

Favorite Band Memory: The feeling of performing in my first halftime performance with the band.

Favorite Type of Clarinet: B flat soprano clarinet

Jane Miller

Lillian Montabon

Liz Callahan

Hometown: Rochester, NY

Graduation Year: 2023

Major: Electrical Engineering

Dorm: McGlinn

Hobbies/Interests: Making an excessive amount of Spotify playlists

Favorite Quote: “When something is important enough, you do it even when the odds are not in your favor” - Elon Musk

Favorite Color: Yellow

Interesting Fact(s): I used to go by the name Wizzy

Dream Job: Engineer at Neuralink

Favorite Song: Therapy by Khalid

Favorite Place on Campus: LaFun

Favorite Band Memory: Going to Disney at Camping World Bowl !

Favorite Type of Clarinet: One that I can play (so only Bb)

Mackenzie Boch

Hometown: Middleburg Fl

Graduation Year: 2023

Major: History

Dorm: Le Mans (SMC)

Hobbies/Interests: bowling

Favorite Quote: "I aint gonna fall for no banana in the tailpipe"- Beverly hills cop