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Thanks to our amazing alumni for not only starting the group, but laying a strong foundation upon which to build.

Kelsea Whittle

soprano — '07, '08, '09, '10

President '10

  • Nicknames? Kels, Kelso
  • What are you studying at McGill? Psychology major, double minor in behavioural sciences and marketing
  • How do you spend your time? doing school work, singing, exercising, going out with friends, I like to bake once in awhile
  • Favorite music as a kid? Spice Girls, NSYNC (especially the Christmas album), Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Amy Grant, Eric Clapton,
  • What about now? Ingrid Michaelson, Missy Higgins, Justin Nozuka, the Dixie Chicks (don’t hate), Lauryn Hill, Rihanna, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, John Legend, a lot of broadway, I still like Justin and Britney, and of course EFFUSION A CAPPELLA!
  • What do you sing in the shower? I sing a lot of Christina Aguilera, Only Hope by Mandy Moore, music from Hairspray
  • How would you describe Effusion, in a word? family <3
  • If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? “Kelso the Great” and my powers would include: flying, invisibility, an ability to slow and speed up time, cook amazing food in a jiffy, spread peace, an ability to instantly absorb everything I learn and remember it when I need to, super strength and for any power that I haven’t mentioned I could use my magic
  • If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? peanut butter, my i phone and a tooth brush
  • What’s your guilty pleasure? desserts and purses.. mmm

Amanda Coleman

soprano — '08, '09, '10

  • Nicknames? Coleman
  • What are you studying at McGill? International Development Studies & French
  • How do you spend your time? Running, yoga, sleeping, playing outside, dancing with my roommates
  • Favorite music as a kid? Beach Boys, the Eagles, Boston
  • What about now? Marvin Gaye
  • What do you sing in the shower? YES.
  • How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Family.
  • If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? Ultimate Healer. I would cure all health problems
  • If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? Whole Foods, the Coleman Family & Effusion
  • What’s your guilty pleasure? Dark chocolate chips with raw oatmeal

Lora Tzaneva

soprano — '09, '10

  • Nicknames? Lolo, Big Hair McGee, Fruit Bat
  • What are you studying at McGill? Music Theory
  • How do you spend your time? Eating fruit, analyzing classical music
  • Favorite music as a kid? Classical and anything pop
  • What about now? Pretty much everything… classical, lots of hip-hop and R&B etc. etc…
  • What do you sing in the shower? Mostly justin bieber

Emily Anderson

mezzo — '07, '08, '09, '10

  • Nicknames? Ems, Peeps, Poopy Face
  • What are you studying at McGill? Double Major in Spanish Literature and International Development Studies
  • How do you spend your time? Wasting it…
  • Favorite music as a kid? Spice Girls, Hanson, Christina Aguilera, but also Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding, thanks to my dad
  • What about now? Anything that makes me look cool and musically informed, like Joy Division
  • What do you sing in the shower? EFFUSION
  • How would you describe Effusion, in a word? L’amour
  • If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? La quitadora; I would be able to take (quitar) all the powers of any other superhero and accumulate them so I could rule the planet.
  • If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? water purifier, chocolate, my boyfriend
  • What’s your guilty pleasure? eating meat

Eva Tolkin

mezzo — '07, '08, '09, '10

  • Nicknames? Vonnie, Evar, Ehvah
  • What are you studying at McGill? Double major in History and Art History
  • How do you spend your time? Trying to convince people to laugh at my jokes, and laughing at my own jokes.
  • Favorite music as a kid? Musical Theater tunes
  • What about now? Effusion A Cappella
  • What do you sing in the shower? Christmas songs
  • How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Delightful
  • If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? I already am a super hero. Most people still call me Eva. I can read peoples minds and am currently learning how to fly.
  • If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? A bathing suit, tanning oil and a pina colada
  • What’s your guilty pleasure? Effusion a Cappella’s latest album, “Ten Years Later”.

Constantin Filip

bass — '09, '10

  • Nicknames: Boss
  • Major/Occupation: Medicine, MDCM
  • Favorite music as a kid: Backstreet Boys, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, BeeGees, Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Rahzel, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Pink Floyd, Charles Aznavour
  • Favorite music now: add Outkast, K-Os, IAM and Damian Marley to my childhood favourites.
  • Favorite food: “Mămăligă cu brânză şi smântână” (polenta with cheeze and sour cream) – Romanian traditional & house special with fried pork sausage. Yum.
  • Things I enjoy: Tennis, running, soccer, Basketball, Volleyball. Making beats and friends night out’s.

Parker Moore

bass — '10

  • Nicknames? PJ, Parkeezie, Signor
  • What are you studying at McGill? Arts: Linguistics & German Studies Double-Major
  • How do you spend your free time? Coffee and long talks
  • Favorite music as a kid? “Backstreet’s back, alright!”
  • What about now? A little of this, a little of that… i.e., John Mayer, Bublé and Nils Landgren
  • How would you describe Effusion, in a word? My-Life-is-Music
  • If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? Captain Photon. I would capture every Effusion moment on camera!
  • If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? Crêpes, my beloved Canon DSLR and Obama
  • What’s your guilty pleasure? Nutella + Croissant

Theo Ephraim

bass — '07, '08, '10

VP Awesome '08

  • Nicknames: Thrahzel, P.O., Teddy, Theodore
  • What are you studying at McGill? Nothing! But I used to study Software Engineering
  • Favorite music as a kid: Varied over the years… Dave Matthews, Operation Ivy, Phish, Flaming Lips, Stereolab, Frank Zappa
  • Favorite music now: Flying Lotus, Fleet Foxes, Cut Copy
  • Favorite food: Mexican, Indian, Thai. Anything spicy and flavorful.
  • How would you describe Effusion, in a word? GoodVibes
  • What do you sing in the shower? Usually beatboxing, but sometimes do both at the same time.
  • If I were a super hero, I would be…? Able to be in more than one place at the same time. Too many things to do in this life. Not enough time.
  • If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? My knife, my headlamp, and a teleportation portal to get out of there. (The knife and headlamp are just for some good ‘ol nighttime whittlin’)
  • What’s your guilty pleasure? Fancy imported and microbrewed beers

Aidan Ablona

tenor — '06, '07, '08, '09, '10

  • Nicknames? FOMO
  • What are you studying at McGill? Physiology
  • How do you spend your time? checking Facebook repeatedly
  • Favorite music as a kid? Anything pop
  • What about now? Anything top 40
  • What do you sing in the shower? Anything originally sung by a diva. And anything from Glee.
  • How would you describe Effusion, in a word? L.I.F.E.: Love, Inspiration, Family, Everything
  • If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? Accentorbotman – I’d be able to speak perfectly in any accent. No one would be able to resist me.
  • If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? A chess set, my iPod (with a battery that never died and access to iTunes and the App store), and Effusion
  • What’s your guilty pleasure? Watching a lot of reality TV