Savannah Patterson (Soprano)- President
Savannah is a Senior from Richmond Virginia. She is a Communications major with a double minor in Sociology and Civic Engagement and Social Entrepreneurship (non-profit). She has been singing for many years and this will be her eighth semester as a CNU Voices member. In her spare time, Savannah enjoys Netflix, baking, and the outdoors. Outside of Voices, Savannah works on campus as a Student Ambassador, as a tour guide. She also volunteers with the Special Olympics Gymnastics Organization. Savannah is extremely excited for this year of voices!
Raiven Crosby (Soprano) - Historian
Raiven is a Junior at Christopher Newport University. She is majoring in Biology with a concentration in Pre-Med and a French minor and hopes to become a pediatric neurosurgeon. Raiven loves music and has been signing in her school and church choir throughout her life. Raiven also volunteers around the Newport News community and is especially proud to be a Child Life Specialist and The Children's Hospital for the King's Daughters.. This is her fourth semester as a CNU Voices member. She is excited for the opportunity to perform with CNU Voices.
Leonard Forts (Bass) - Music Director
Leonard is a Senior at Christopher Newport University. He is very excited to be the musical director this year and has so much in store for Voices.
Joseph Brown (Tenor)
Joseph is a Junior choral education major. He began playing various instruments, such as the violin, saxophone, bass clarinet, at a very young age and continues to play them. He sang in his school and church choir and was a member of the District 8 Honor band, the All Virginia Honor band,the Virginia Chorale Young Singers Project, and the District 4 all district choirs. At CNU he is a member of the Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, University Band, and Chamber Choir. This is Joseph's fifth semester in Voices and he is so excited to be apart of the group.
Sarah Miller (Soprano)
Madilyn Peri (Alto)
Joshua Baroni (Bass)
Brian Teller (Tenor)
Sarah Allbrandt (Alto)
Sarah Allbrandt is a freshman, Musical Theater Major. This is her first year as an alto in CNU Voices and she is very excited to be singing with this group!
Jordan Brown (Bass)
Jordan Brown is a freshman at CNU and this is his first year as a member of CNU Voices. He is very excited to see what this year has in store for him as both a student and a musician. Jordan has been singing in church choir all his life, he was in choir all throughout middle school and in high school he was in men's choir, chamber choir, and was a member of show choir throughout all four years. Along with being in choir all throughout his middle school and high school years, he was also a member of two musical theater productions. Jordan is majoring in music education at CNU and plans to one day earn his master's degree, follow in his high school choir director's footsteps, and eventually become a choir director himself.
Collin Burns (Bass)
Eric "Tanner" Reed (Tenor)
Eric Reed is a Computer Science major at CNU. His past experience includes church choir and Men's Chorus at CNU. He enjoys Ballroom dance and playing piano in his spare time. This is Eric's first semester with CNU Voices and he is extremely excited to sing with the group this year!