Meet the 'Winks of 2025!

Xari Carbins '26
Richton Park, IL
TENOR I
Xari’s Halloween costumes go hard. Last Halloween she dressed up as the house from Up. We haven’t seen her since.

Gbemiga Salu '27
Lagos, Nigeria
TENOR II
Gbemiga likes to give speeches at inopportune times. To address this, we’ve begun packing a soap box on tour.

Daniel Wu '26
Los Altos, CA
BASS
Daniel loves the doo-doos and bums of the group. He also sings the bass parts beautifully.

Nate Stein '28
Bowling Green, KY
TENOR II
Nate is in posession of 90% of the group's testosterone. He wakes up at 7AM and goes to the gym, and we don't think he stops ever, really, aside from when he's correcting us.

Elijah Lee '26
Villanova, PA
TENOR I
Elijah came into rehearsal last week and told us he’d invented three new numbers on his engineering exam. We’re not sure whether it went well or poorly.

Clark Wu '27
Shanghai, China
TENOR I
Clark was recently dethroned as the most easily startled Spizzwink. We would give him a medal, but the last time we approached him with a shiny object he went into his shell and refused to come out.

Tavian Jones '26
McLean, VA
TENOR II
Tavian kinda resembles Bigfoot, if Bigfoot cleaned up nice, was pre-med and sang with the voice of an angel. Maybe siblings don’t always look alike…

Eshaan Giri '27
Omaha, NE
BARITONE
If I had a nickel for each Giri in the Yale Spizzwinks(?), I'd have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

Abril Tello Cornejo '27
Fairfax, VA
TENOR I
Standing at a towering 5’4”, Abril tends to get lost in large crowds. We can’t yet tell if this is intentional.

Brennan Ujda '28
Atlanta, GA
BASS
Brennan is so unbeatable at Smash Bros., we're convinced his true passion is delivering us disappointment in under five minutes. Well, that, and other reasons.

William Wei '28
Baton Rouge, LA
BARITONE
Willy is so good at miming, he can break the fourth wall... and fix it, too.

Ezra Zbar '28
New York, NY
BARITONE
Ezra likes cars. A lot. We quizzed him once, and he does know every car. It took a long time, so just trust us. Please. For your sake.

Jiayang Jin '27
New York, NY
BASS
When faced with his devious smirk, one can never truly tell whether Jiayang is severely judging you, or attempting to flirt with you.

Max Ondik '28
Newtown, PA
BARITONE
Max scares easily. We asked him to comment, but he screamed "WHAT ARE YOU DOING UNDER MY BED" and ran away. Weirdo.

Eason Rytter '27
New York, NY
BARITONE
He yelled “Suck my b*lls” at a naked Jennifer Lawrence in a movie once. He doesn’t like to talk about it.

Tabatha Stewart '26
Healdsburg, CA
TENOR II
Tabatha is always telling us a story. That’s great and all, but it’d be helpful if she recapped the beginning; we still don’t know how it started.

John Raskopf '27
Darien. CT
BARITONE
John likes music. Like, a lot. He’s currently in seven musical groups on campus. We asked for a list, but said he’d get back to us after rehearsal.
Recent Alumni

Adam McPhail '25+1
Rochester, MN
Was a BASS
ChAdam McEpicMcPhail is currently traveling around the world with the Whiffenpoofs. He also works in the admissions office. I hope he doesn't read this or I might have to find a new school...
Likes: Aspen, Skistijl, specially tailored pants
Likes: Aspen, Skistijl, specially tailored pants

Giri Viswanathan '25
Pittsburgh, PA
Was a TENOR II
Giri embraced his newfound freedom from the 'Winks by immediately joining Magevet, Yale's premiere Jewish, Hebrew, and Israeli a cappella group. He is also a TD FroCo. Poor kids.
Likes: Nickles, doing the worm, saying "Hey squad," Shabbat dinner
Likes: Nickles, doing the worm, saying "Hey squad," Shabbat dinner

Jake Latts '23+2
Louisville, KY
Was a BARITONE
After the 'Winks, Jake worked on a LOT of musicals. He also works in the music library and became the assistant musical director of the Whiffenpoofs.
Likes: The Brands (TM), Ben Platt, half-baked puns, half-baked baked goods.
Likes: The Brands (TM), Ben Platt, half-baked puns, half-baked baked goods.

Liam Richardson '24+1
Phoenix, AZ
Was a BASS
Liam missed being business manager so much that he became business manager of the Whiffenpoofs. He's lived all over the world, so he's the perfect person to lead them on their world tour. Liam is also 6'4".
Likes: money, fantasy football, the Frontier Discount Den
Likes: money, fantasy football, the Frontier Discount Den

Will Salaverry '22+2
Fairfax, CA
Was a BASS
After the ‘Winks, Will left to work with Disability Empowerment for Yale (DEFY). Then, he missed a cappella, and was the Business Manager of the all-senior Whiffenpoofs. He also wants to be a teacher… poor kids.
Likes: English, Spanish, talking about the Bay Area.
Likes: English, Spanish, talking about the Bay Area.

Adrian Venzon '23+1
Las Vegas, NV
Was a BASS
After the ‘Winks, Adrian was President of Kasama, Yale’s Filipino students organization, and he thought long and hard about whether to do more a cappella, but then he realized that if he joined the Whiffenpoofs, he could be Will’s section leader. His decision was made.
Likes: Animal Crossing, teaching, bidets.
Likes: Animal Crossing, teaching, bidets.

Sebastian Li '24+1
Hangzhou, China
Was a BASS
After the 'Winks, Sebastian went on to sing bass for the Whiffenpoofs. He also recently became a naturalized American citizen, after being inspired by his own rendition of "Chicken Fried".
Likes: Map games, scooters, chicken, fries, fried chicken.
Likes: Map games, scooters, chicken, fries, fried chicken.

Eduardo Pagliaro-Haque '24+1
Hamden, CT
Was a BARITONE
Do you know where Eduardo is?
No, really. We don't. Please call us if you see him.
Likes: disappearing, hide and seek, leaving the audience wanting more
No, really. We don't. Please call us if you see him.
Likes: disappearing, hide and seek, leaving the audience wanting more

Charlie Stephenson '25
Lexington, KY
Was a BARITONE
Post-'Winks, Charlie is using his formerly-rehearsal-evenings to serve it up, hot and steaming, in the Davenport buttery. He also cooks. Passed on, but never truly gone.
Likes: Grace Kelly, bulldozing UNESCO heritage sites, pilk, Pokémon, acting like summer and walking like rain
Likes: Grace Kelly, bulldozing UNESCO heritage sites, pilk, Pokémon, acting like summer and walking like rain

Thomas Lowe '25
Washington D.C.
Was a BASS
Thomas "Bus' It Down" Lowe is spending his time preventing Star Wars. Or starting them. We aren't sure yet.
Likes: his mother, metal pipes, dressing like your father.
Hates: The Spizzwinks
Likes: his mother, metal pipes, dressing like your father.
Hates: The Spizzwinks

Brendan Rose '21+1
Los Angeles, CA
Was a BARITONE
After the ‘Winks, Brenden stuck around to do research in RNA and gene expression at the Yale School of Medicine, or so he says…
Likes: Chess, dogs, facial hair both because of and despite the feedback of others.
Likes: Chess, dogs, facial hair both because of and despite the feedback of others.

Emmett Solomon '23+1
New York, NY
Was a BARITONE
After the 'Winks, Emmett went on to be a member of the Singing Group Council. He is also finishing his architecture major.
Likes: Brad Rosen, Jonathan Edwards, verbosity
Likes: Brad Rosen, Jonathan Edwards, verbosity