Racheal Lama
Class of 2023
Alto 1

Where did you grow up?
New York City

What do you study?
Biology, most likely Integrative Biology

What did you do this summer?
Worked as a counselor at a Mandarin language immersion camp and trekked through northern Nepal to visit my family members before leaving for college

Who is your favorite musician?
Caroline Shaw

Go-to dance move?
Raising the Roof

Why do you love chorus?
For me, choir has always been the community with the greatest camaraderie - singing in a choir makes me feel at home. Also, the magical moment when you finish a run-through of an entire song for the first time.

If you could be a kitchen appliance, what kitchen appliance would you be?
A mortar and pestle

What is your favorite musical experience you have ever had?
Singing Loch Lomond at Loch Lomond

What is your favorite emoji (or the emoji that describes you best)?
The octopus with 4 tentacles - 🐙

What’s your favorite song that you have ever sung in choir?
Heaven Bound Train - Stephen Hatfield

What are you most excited about for this year?
I am most excited to perform on the Sanders Theatre stage!