CURRENT MEMBERS

Mezzo-Soprano

Abby joined in June 2018. Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee she easily found a love and appreciation for music. She performed throughout high school in show choir and state competitions. She also sang demos for country songwriters and produced a jazz cover album. After college at Indiana University and four years in New York City with only a few weddings and karaoke nights on her vocal schedule, Abby was ready to bring music back into her life. She discovered Lakeshore Dynamics after getting settled in Chicago and loves getting her music fix at weekly rehearsals. When she’s not being saucy in sales and operations for Lillie’s Q, you can find Abby watching baking shows, napping, or petting all dogs that cross her path.

Tenor

Adam joined in February 2019. Born and raised in the wilderness of mid-Missouri, Adam spent his early years studying classical violin before succumbing to the primal call of bluegrass, picking up mandolin, guitar, and banjo along the way. While studying at Northwestern, Adam rediscovered his love of choral music and since has been singing everything from Carmina Burana to South African call and response. Basically, whatever's loud. These days he can be found in the employ of varied trivia companies, fondly recalling his years as a cook, and rewatching Big Mouth for the umpteenth time. He's always down to go for a walk.

Alto

Agnes joined in May 2015, five months after inadvertently completing her undergraduate degree a semester ahead of schedule. She co-founded UIC’s premier a cappella group, Downtown Voices, while in college. Upon graduation, she was sorely missing the regular opportunity to sing. Born and raised in Chicago, Agnes has been involved in various local ensembles since the third grade, including the WYHS Concert Choir and the UIC University Choir. Outside of singing, Agnes enjoys travel, video games, Netflix, and impersonating Kadi House.

Alto

Ali joined in April 2019. Originally from Green Bay, she felt like a “rebel choir/theater kid” in an ocean of sports-loving Packer fans. She came to Chicago to pursue her love at Columbia College as a vocal performance major. She quickly learned after graduation that singing in various bands and gigging until all hours of the night wasn’t for her; she’s a morning person! Ali has now found her stride as an elementary school science teacher and music director for the school musicals by day, and proud member of Lakeshore Dynamics by (Tuesday) night. When she’s not being “Jill Nye,” Ali loves to kayak on the Chicago River, listen to true crime podcasts, pet puppies, and try any spicy vegetarian dish she can find.

De'Andre Warren

Bass

De’Andre joined in 2018. He grew up in Santa Cruz and moved to Chicago to study biology and Chinese language and culture at the University of Chicago. He is now pursuing his medical degree from the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University. He loves cats, foreign languages, and scouring the streets of Chicago in search of the best tacos. His favorite music genres are Jazz, Funk, and EDM. When he’s not studying 24/7, you can find him playing basketball, watching anime, or singing bass lines in the shower.

Mezzo-Soprano

Kadi is one of the group’s founding members from fall of 2014. She had recently moved to Chicago and was looking for a group of friends when she stumbled upon Mary Maroney’s Meetup post about starting a singing group; it was perfect timing! Music was always a part of Kadi’s life, from piano lessons, choir, and musical theater, to teaching herself guitar, song leading at her synagogue and occasionally writing her own music. Originally from Los Angeles, Kadi is a Cali girl at heart who loves the beach, sandals, yoga, and being a vegetarian.

Katie Hoffswell

Alto

Katie joined the group in 2019 after seeing a flyer for auditions at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Ever since she saw Lizzie McGuire flex on Paolo, she knew she wanted to perform one day. She spent time singing in school choirs, church choirs, and taking voice lessons as a kid growing up in Holland, Michigan. As a grown-up, she’s finally starting to get back in the swing of reading music and using her voice for something other than complaining about going to the gym. When not singing, she loves podcasts, traveling, board games, consuming large amounts of sushi, and hugs.

Leilani Douglas

Soprano

Leilani joined in 2018, desperately missing a performance outlet since graduating from the University of Chicago in 2017. She vowed at three years old to become Selena Quintanilla when she grew up. That did not happen, but she has had the pleasure of singing recreationally and cheering and dancing competitively. During her college years, she danced with UChicago Maya, performed in various plays and musicals, and helped launch a theater troupe for people of color at UChicago called Iris. She is excited to be returning to her one true love, singing! Nowadays, when not brushing up on her vocal skills, she is most likely to be found doing research at work or under a blanket in her very Hyggelig apartment.

Lizzie Amundsen

Soprano

Lizzie joined in 2016, ten years after she moved to Chicago from Minneapolis. Music has always been a big part of her life. The piano was her first instrument. She played French horn with the band and symphony throughout secondary school. She also sang in several choirs, musicals, and with her high school jazz band while pursuing individual vocal training. During college at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, musical outlets were hard to find, so she picked up the banjo. Today, she is happy to sing in her first a capella group. Lizzie enjoys art, music, scuba diving, skiing, traveling, time with friends and family and eating delicious food.

Bass

Sam joined Lakeshore Dynamics in April of 2019. He moved to Chicago in the summer of 2018, where he began his first year as a Diverse Learner teacher at Caldwell Academy of Math and Science in Chicago. He has been involved playing music since he was in 5th grade, and started out playing clarinet and saxophone in various musical ensembles. In high school, found a passion for singing and began playing at open mic nights. Some of his musical highlights include playing Tenor Saxophone in the marching Illini, being the lead singer in a cover band, and playing Brian in the musical production of Avenue Q! After moving to the city, he was looking for various opportunities to sing besides karaoke nights and found LSD! When he isn’t teaching, you can find him running around the city, playing in various bands in the lakeside pride community bands, or singing karaoke!

Alto

Sarah joined in 2015 after she heard about the group from her former nursing school roommate. She decided that organized singing could be a good fit and would potentially help her spend less money tipping (bribing) the karaoke DJ every week. Sarah played classical violin for several years when she was younger, which is where she learned music theory and how to read music. During the day, she works as a psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner. She enjoys all stereotypically nerdy things like fantasy novels, role playing, board games, and science.

Baritone

Torin joined in 2015 shortly after moving to Chicago from living abroad in Taiwan. A cappella and music have been his major passion since his first role in Oklahoma! as a high school freshman. Since then, he has participated in competitive jazz and vocal choirs, played lead and minor characters in dozens of musicals, recorded professionally for ESL companies in Taiwan, and been a part of two all male a cappella groups including Colorado College’s the Back Row. As a Colorado native, Torin’s favorite audition song is Rocky Mountain High by John Denver. He loves architecture, the outdoors, and all things Asian!

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