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The 2008-2009 school year has ended and the Brown'sTones have said goodbye to three very talented and beautiful Brown'sTones:

 

Kimberly Gemme, Katie Harty and Soyoung Park

We are so proud of you and wish you all the success in the world! We know you're going to do big things!

In other news...

The votes are in and the Brown'sTones elections are complete! We are pleased to welcome our new leaders:

Ye Sul Kim '11- Musical Director

Priyanka Chatterjee '12- President

Danielle Crumley '12 and Margaret Merritt - Business Managers

Chantel Whittle '12 - Webmaster

Brown'sTones are ready to get this new year rolling!. Watch this space for updates on upcoming performances and events!

Upcoming Shows:

We're gearing up for the 2009-2010 year and are organizing plenty of shows for you to see!

If you are interested in hosting and performing with Brown's sassiest all-female a cappella group on your campus, please email one of our business directors, Danielle Crumley or Margaret Merritt.

 

 

Brown'sTones is the youngest female a cappella group at Brown University; Melissa Lai '94 and Anna Russakoff '95 founded the group in 1992, and our membership, repertoire and skill level have been on the rise ever since. The group size has ranged from 7-18 women; we hold auditions in September and February. We sing a variety of music, from Paul Simon to Rihanna, Guster to Madonna, Gladys Knight to U2.

See our mini-scroller below for info about all of the ladies!

Ye Sul Kim - Musical Director
Valhalla, NY
Human Biology / Pre Med '11
Solos: Express Yourself - Madonna Medley

Ye Sul won the world spelling championships when she was 13. She's the cutest B'Tone in the history of B'Tones.

 

Danielle Crumley - Business Manager
Orange County, CA
Biology '12
Solos: Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

Danielle is hxcore addicted to caffeine. (To prove it, she sent in this bio at 4 AM.) She drinks soda with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. "Wow, writing about myself in third person is creepy," she says.

Margaret Merritt - Business Manager
Southport, CT
Biomedical Engineering '11

PURPLE is Margaret’s POWER color!

Chantel Whittle - Web Guzza
Kansas City, MO
Theater Arts and ??? '12
Solos: My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It) - En Vogue, Candyman - Christina Aguilera

Chantel is a huge theatre nerd. Like huge. Her dream is to win the "Big 6" awards: Tony, Oscar, Grammy, Drama Desk, Emmy, and Golden Globe.

Bianca Figueroa-Santana
Amherst, MA
International Relations / French '10.5

Bianca always always always eats pizza with a knife and fork. Always. She's back from Spain and we are ready to hear all the crazy stories.

Sarah Bolling
Washington, D.C.
Comparative Literature & East Asian Studies '11

Sarah would probably survive a zombie apocalypse. Ask her for survival tips.

Naomi Heilweil
Potomac, MD
Cognitive Science / Deaf Studies '12

Naomi is overly enthusiastic and wishes she had owned a dog as a child. She can't get the Avenue Q soundtrack out of her head.

Lee Kava
Elk Grove, CA
Music '12

Lee is a kick-ass Rugby player!! She likes M&Ms in her cereal. She's also got the sickest beats around.

Krutika Parasar
Holmdel, NJ
Cognitive Neuroscience '12
Solos: Mummer's Dance - Loreena McKennit

Krutika loves laughing, eating chocolate (don't we all?), basketball, and being a Brown'sTone! :)

Christina Santoro
Carle Place, NY
Pre Med... for now! '12
Solos: Like a Prayer - Madonna Medley

Christina's dream career is to play Elle Woods in Legally Blonde on Broadway! (Despite her unfortunate brunette-ness.)

Taylor Gobar - On Leave
San Diego, CA
COE '12
Solos: Lovin' U - Alicia Keys, Mary - Take 6, I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick (90s Medley), Where Is the Love - Black Eyed Peas

Taylor has really curly hair. Tara says, "Taylor is our resident Diva!"

Gabriel Trilling - On Leave
Providence, Rhode Island
Middle Eastern Studies '10.5

Gabriel transferred to Brown after time at Columbia U and in France at culinary school. She also participates in BUGS, and was seen in Spring 2008's Mikado and Fall '08's Patience.

 

 

Alumni

Sometimes our alum just stick around... Brown'sTones forever!

Almaz Dessie
Glastonbury, CT
Brown '07, PLME '11

Almaz returns to bless us with her musical wisdom. Also, she can sing bass.

Lacey Drucker
Sharon, MA
English '08

Lacey is like the moon. Yes, the moon.

Caroline Straty
Austin, TX
?? '10

Caroline tells the best stories about her beautiful sister Claire. Her life is straight out of a fairytale.

Soyoung Park
Hartsdale, NY
Sociology '09

Soyoung is busy at graduate school and teaching prep school kids. But she hasn't lost her arranging touch!

Kim Gemme
Pinehurst, NC
Literary Arts '09

Kim is off to CHINAA! making connections worldwide.

Katie Harty
Ellington, CT
COE - Technology Track '09

Katie is busy making awesome and fierce air conditioners, and starting off her own business. Awesome.