Our Members
Alyssa Talmo
PRESIDENT
Alyssa is a senior from Upper Saddle River, NJ and is majoring in nursing. She currently sings alto in the group and has always loved music. Alyssa has been involved in a cappella since high school and has been in cockappella for 4 years! She loves leading this group and watching it flourish, and has met some of the most amazing people. Not only can she sing, but she can also juggle!
Miranda borland
Music Director
Miranda is a junior from Decatur, GA double majoring in Global Studies and Spanish. She has always loved to sing and has been involved in music for her whole life. She joined Cockappella to find a group of friends that are as passionate about music as she is. She sings soprano and is secretly an undercover musical theater kid.
Mackenzie Depinto
vice president
Mackenzie is a junior from Chapel Hill, North Carolina majoring in Sports and Entertainment Management. She is an alto and had joining Cockappella on her freshman year bucket list! Fun fact about Mackenzie is that she was in the top .5% of One Direction listeners last year!
Maddy danforth
secretary
Maddy is a senior from Lincoln, RI studying political science. She currently sings soprano for the group and is super excited for this year! A fun fact about Maddy is she does not like water.
JOHN KOUAME
treasurer
John is a junior from Fort Mill, South Carolina majoring in pharmaceutical sciences. He sings bass and also plays concert euphonium and has been for 7 years. He joined Cockappella to find friends who like to sing as much as he does. Fun fact: John loves ABBA!
ALYSSA ROMEO
pr chair
Alyssa is a junior from Massapequa, New York and is majoring in Music Education. She joined Cockappella to try something new and meet more people who love music, and it has been one of her favorite experiences of college! She sings alto in the group and is so excited for everything this year will bring!
Henry hein
Henry is an M1 student at the UofSC School of Medicine from Myrtle Beach, SC. He currently sings bass and joined because he enjoys making and performing music. A fun fact about Henry is that he is a game developer!
Jasper Vasilevskis
Jasper is a senior from Brentwood, TN studying Music and Environmental Science. He currently sings tenor and joined because of his love for singing with a tight knit group of people. Some may say Jasper is a “tenor double threat”: not only does he sing tenor, but he also plays tenor sax!
Peter bride
Peter is a senior from Charleston, SC majoring in psychology and minoring in sports and entertainment management and business administration. After a two-year hiatus from anything music-related, Peter joined Cockappella to make friends and to fill the vocal percussion role. A fun fact about Peter is that he performed at Carnegie Hall during his high school career.
Brynn gianatassio
Brynn is a senior from Nashville, Tennessee studying Musical Theatre with a minor in Music Entrepreneurship! She is singing alto this year and joined to learn fun music while also creating close friendships with everyone! Brynn enjoys long road trips and writing music!
madeline gore
Madeline is a senior from Richmond, Virginia studying International Business and Marketing coinciding with a Masters of International Business! She is an alto this year and is forever grateful for this group! Fun Fact: She recently studied abroad for a year in France and loves trying new restaurants everywhere she goes.
GRADY VASILEVSKIS
Grady is in his sophomore year at USC, and is majoring in Vocal Performance and Biology. Most days, you can find Grady on campus at the local sandwich store, Beezers. He sings baritone in Concert choir and will be singing tenor when performing with Cockappella!
Vincenzo Coppola
Vincenzo, or Vinnie, is a freshmen from Myrtle Beach, SC majoring in political science on the pre-law track. This is Vinnie’s first year in cockappella. He has been involved in musical theatre and choir since middle school and always had a love for making music. He is a bass in the group and a fun fact is he could he chipotle every single day.
Kate Ewing
Kate is a freshman from Bucks County, PA and is majoring in environmental science. Consequently, you kind often find her frolicking in fields, but what kind of princess walks through nature without a song? Kate is so excited to keep singing at USC as a member of Concert Choir and Cockapella! This year she will be making her Gamecock debut as a tenor and a Colorguard member in the Carolina Band!
Luke Mccoy
Luke is a senior from Fort Mill, SC majoring in Marketing. He joined Cockapella to try something new and meet others who love music. He is singing baritone this year and is super excited to start performing!
Grace morris
Grace is a freshman nursing major from Fort Mill, SC. Grace is an alto and sang in concert choir and musical theatre throughout high school. She joined Cockappella as a way to keep singing in college. A fun fact about Grace is that she sang in the National Honor Choir in Cincinnati, Ohio.
rachel pinne
Rachel is a freshman from Wheaton, IL and is majoring in biology on the Pre-Med track. In high school she was a member of the Wheaton Warrenville South Classics show choir ensemble and the acapella group, and ahe sings Soprano 1. Besides music she loves playing volleyball, spending time with friends, and anything outdoorsy!
miyasha walker
Miyasha is a Junior from Charleston, SC. She is majoring in Psychology and sings tenor in the group! She is very excited for this year! A fun fact about Miyasha is that she is an excellent whistler.