Pooja Gajulapalli
Alto
COL '18, Biochemistry
Burke, VA
Favorite Artist(s): Walk the Moon, Andy Grammar, Beyoncé, too many others to count
Favorite Song of all time: "1985" by Bowling for Soup
Audition Songs: "Gypsy" by Shakira, "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles, "Better Dig Two" and "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry
Favorite Saxatones' Song: Will You Be There
Best Pickup Line: Are you from McDonald's? Because I'm loving it!
Most Embarrassing Moment at Georgetown: DCAF 2014: I did not have my acabop down, and looked like a total fool the entire performance.
Favorite Childhood TV Show: An extremely hard choice, but probably Drake and Josh
Who's your idol? My 29 pound cat, Flames. If he can walk up the steps every day, I can walk the hilltop.
Favorite Movie: The Heat and every Disney movie known to man.
Emily Ressler
Soprano
COL ‘18, Linguistics
Westport, CT
Favorite Artist(s): The Corrs, Hunter Hayes, Blake Shelton, Avril Lavigne
Favorite Song of all time: “Even If” by The Corrs
Audition Songs: “Gravity” by Sara Bareilles, “Hold on for Dear Love” by Bridgit Mendler, “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt
Most Embarrassing Moment: When I dropped and broke a plate at Leo’s and everyone learned where the gluten-free section is...
Favorite Pickup Line: My doctor says I'm lacking Vitamin U!
Favorite Movie: The Princess and the Frog
Cristi Schlesinger
Alto
COL '18, Pre-Law
Miami, FL
Favorite Artist(s): Eva Cassidy, Arctic Monkeys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sia, Brad Paisley, Beach Boys, Jessie J, Joan Jett, Vampire Weekend, Lily Allen
Favorite Song of All Time: "Vincent" by Don McLean. It brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. You don't know emotion until you're listening to this song and standing directly in front of Starry Night.
Audition Song(s): "Habits (Stay High)" by Tove Lo, "Thinking of You" by Katy Perry, "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
Favorite Saxatones Song: I could never pick just one
Most Embarassing Moment: This actually happened recently, as I was coming home from practice. I stepped into the elevator and asked a guy next to me to press 3, my floor. I stepped out and walked to my room right next to the elevators and jammed my key into my lock, struggling for a lengthy 25 seconds until a boy opened the door and stared at me like I was deranged. Apparently I had stepped out onto floor 2. I stuttered, "Wait I'm so sorry, I thought this was my-" but he actually slammed the door in my face as I was apologizing. It was so humiliating I sprinted up the stairs to my room and briefly considered transferring before I calmed down.
Favorite Movie: Pulp Fiction
Best Pickup Line: Are you my appendix? Because I don't understand how you work, but this feeling in my stomach makes me want to take you out. (I had appendicitis so this is extra funny)
Favorite Childhood TV Show: I was a Barney fanatic
Deserted Island: Endless supply of cheese, The Great Gatsby for all the answers I need in life, and the complete series of The Office for when I need a laugh.
My Idol: My mom is my inspiration, motivation, my light, and my best friend.
Michael Yang
Bass
MSB '18, Marketing and International Business, Government
Seoul, Korea
Favorite Artist(s): Beatles, Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, Alicia Keys
Favorite Song of all time: "Lose Yourself" by Eminem
Audition Songs: "Coming Home" by John Legend, "Man in the Middle" by Michael Jackson, "I Want You Back" by Jackson 5
Favorite Saxatones' Song: Battlefield
Favorite Pickup Line: Did it hurt? When you fell from heaven?
Favorite Childhood TV Show: Rugrats
Who's your idol?: My dad
Favorite Movie: Saving Private Ryan
If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only being three things, what would you bring?: Beer, Tostitos, TV