MEMBEARS
Atiuh Cervantes '14
Baritone
Bio: Atiuh is a Bari/Bass from lovely little Fair Oaks, Cali. He very much enjoys great food (not from the Brown dining halls), music, and "people watching" whenever possible--but not in a creepy way. Atiuh is also credited (back home in Cali) with popularizing/inventing the concept of "Bro-mance." However, he does not enjoy it when he receives creepy love letters from anonymous people. At Brown, Atiuh is still not sure what he wants to study, but once he figures that out, he will be very relieved indeed.
Brendan DeWolf '13
Baritone
Bio: Brendan is a baritone/bass who traveled many hours overseas to Brown from the lovely town of Merrimac, Massachusetts. At any given point one may find him running in the rain, eating copious amounts of chunky (there is no room for debate) peanut butter and wheat thins, or singing radio jingles in falsetto. One day Brendan aspires to overcome his allergy to cats solely through will power, because practice makes perfect.
Mike DiIorio '12
Tenor I
Bio: Mike is a tenor one that has no problem handling the most girly of parts. He hails from Watchung, New Jersey and is a potential Neuroscience and pre-veterinarian concentrator. Mike enjoys working out for the babes, remembering to grease the waffle makers in the VDUB, and being Tom Waits' biggest fan
Ben Freeman '13
Tenor I
Bio: Ben Freeman (B. Free) is a tenor from the San Francisco Bay Area. An avid toothbrusher, he has found being a poser to be the surest way to find friends (for reference, his first college paper included the phrases "international commercial ascendancy," "mimetic faculties," and "mythology of the transformative power of the brand"). He is quite popular among three-year olds, wrote a lot of really bad poetry in high school, and is what is colloquially referred to as a "hot mess."
Bart Johnsen-Harris '12
Bass/Percussion
Bio: Bart is a Bari/Bass and beatboxer Bear from Cranston, RI (about 5 miles away from Providence), and went to the Wheeler School (about 2 streets over from the Brown campus). The climate change has been difficult for him to handle, being accustomed to a tundra habitat, and he takes it out on salmon and whatever else it is that Bears eat. He has skillz in popping and locking, plays flute, and likes to settle disputes via duel.
Jordan McDonald '14
Tenor
Bio: Jordan is a tenor born in Germany but raised in upstate New York. He enjoys reading grammar books, watching videos of Mariah Carey's live performances in the 1990s, not eating cookies (except for oatmeal raisin), and whipping his hair back and forth. Jordan particularly enjoys perusing the course catalog for next semester instead of completing his work for the current semester. He hopes to one day have a group of friends comprised of only African-American women who keep it real and gingers.
Fred Mezidor '16
Baritone/Bass
Bio: Bio is on the way!
Ari Rodriguez '13
Tenor II
Bio: Ari is a tenor from Delmar, New York who has no trouble sleeping in even the most uncomfortable places and isn't very good with money. He doesn't believe in concentrating, but does enjoy thinking about physics and writing plays. From a very young age, Ari has detested fizzy drinks.
Daniel Stern '13
Tenor I
Bio: Daniel is a tenor from Charlotte, NC who, according to a significant number of Providence drivers, bears a striking resemblance to Napoleon Dynamite (but why must they roll down their windows to yell "Napoleon!" at him?). He does have red, curly hair, but there is more to him than that. You just have to talk to him a little bit, you'll see. Daniel enjoys giving massages and speaking in high-pitched nonsense syllables to animals, but those things really aren't important!
Jeffrey Velez '14
Tenor
Bio: Jeffrey is a tenor/blue heron from Norwalk, Connecticut. When he's not listening to Lauryn Hill or eating triscuits, you'll find him on a grassy knoll contemplating the deep things in life: spicy with or without? To be or not to be? How much wood do woodchucks really chuck? All things considered, Jeffrey is, arguably, the cuddliest bear and truly appreciates it when a capella fans express their love through bear hugs.
Jeff Weinreb '12
Baritone
Bio: Jeff is a baritone from West Hartford, CT. His interests include singing, guitar, snowboarding and awkward social situations. His favorite color is blue and maybe green. Jeff is a potential Bio/Neuro concentrator and is rarely late.
Michael Wharton '12
Baritone/Bass
Bio: The new tallest member of the group, Mike Wharton is a bass/baritone (with a little bit of perc and T2 sprinkled in) from Needham, MA. An avid Boston sports fan, he also enjoys opera. He gets confused because there are now three Mikes in the group. Mike doesn't really know his concentration yet and gets self-conscious when writing about himself in the third person.
Eric Young '13
Bass
Bio: Eric is a bass from Arlington, Virginia interested in studying the humanities. He loves rolling down hills, climbing trees, midnight swims, and keeping his elbow skin moisturized. While he adores Brown University, Providence weather makes all of these things difficult. When he isn't singing, he enjoys beekeeping and volunteering in the Invertebrate House at the National Zoo. Sometimes he says his favorite cephalopod is the nautilus, sometimes he says it is the cuttlefish... really he just loves them both.
