ABOUT US
Who Are We?
Sedoctave is Ball State University's only mixed a cappella group. We are a part of the Association of Collegiate Acappella on campus. We sing variety of music, from Soul all the way to Rock and Roll. We have placed 3rd in our last two trips to the ICCA Midwest Quaterfinals. We are a very diverse group, and above all we love to have fun!
MEET THE ENSEMBLE
Holly Barnhart
Coordinator/Soprano
Holly is a Sophomore, Telecommunications major from Bloomington, Indiana. A fun fact about Holly is that she owns 140 movies.
Johnnie Taylor
Music Director/Bass
Johnnie is a Senior, Music Education major from Indianapolis, Indiana. A couple of fun facts about Johnnie are that he loves to belt and eat fried chicken every day.
Audrey Brazel
Associate Coordinator/Soprano
Audrey is a Senior, Nutrition and Dietetics major from Chicago, Illinois. A fun fact about Audrey is that she once ran with Irish Olympic runner Thomas Barr while she was studying abroad in Ireland!
Cameron Cole
Public Relations Director/Bass
Cameron is a Junior, Telecommunications major from Carmel, Indiana. A fun fact about Cameron is that his pinky fingers are abnormally small.
Carrington Anderson
Baritone
Carrington is a Senior, History major from Indianapolis, Indiana. A fun fact about Carrington is that he loves cheesecake.
Carly Pelfrey
Soprano
Carly is a first year grad student studying Speech Language Pathology. She is from Trenton, Ohio. A fun fact about Carly is that she taught in Thailand for 1 month this past summer!
Michael Robb
Baritone
Michael is a Junior, Telecommunications major from Carmel, Indiana. A fun fact about Michael is that he loves movies, and "Kubo and the Two Strings" is his favorite movie of 2016.
Bret Nguyen
Tenor
Bret is a senior, Spanish Linguistics major from New Castle, Indiana. A fun fact about Bret is that he studied abroad in Spain for 2 months!
Kayla Robertson
Alto
Kayla is a Senior, Musical Theatre Major from Chicago, Illinois. A fun fact about Kayla is that she wants to start a community outreach organization that teaches kids about music and theatre!
Micheal Hassel
Tenor
Micheal is a Freshman, Musical Theatre major from Paducah, Kentucky. A fun fact about Micheal is that he was voted "Most Talented" in high school.
Molly O'Connor
Alto
Molly is a Freshman, Marketing major from Carmel Indiana. A fun fact about her is that she has two different ears. She can also be described as "A happy lil nug".
Jake McNew
Tenor
Jake is a Freshman, Music Education major from Indianapolis, Indiana. A fun fact about Jake is that he was in 4 different musicals during his senior year of high school.
Akili McDuffey
Alto
Akili is a Sophomore, Musical Theatre major from Indianapolis, Indiana. A fun fact about Akili is that she loves elephants!
Benji Gerlitz
VP/Baritone
Benji is a Senior, Telecommunications major from Richmond, Virginia. A fun fact about Benji is that he knows how to unicycle.
Kara Swallow
Soprano
Kara is a Sophomore, Business Administration major from Richmond, Indiana. A fun fact about Kara is that she was the Indiana campus superstar of 2016!
Maria Fruit
Alto
Maria is a Freshman, Theatrical Studies major from Newbergh, Indiana. A fun fact about Maria is that she can do the worm with her tongue.