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Kristen Beerhorst

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Year: ’12

Hometown: Evanston, IL (the E)

Vocal Part: Alto (A-Squad!) and also Mezzo/Tenor, depending

Nicknames: KBiz, Krister, Kristeroo, Krupuk, KB, Roo

Heritage: 1/2 Dutch, 1/8 each Indonesian, Irish, French, Swedish

Vocal Chord Most Likely To: Arrive at school with 7 lbs of coffee, a grinder, and a French press.

Luvz:

- Food: Coffee, krupuk, THAI, peanut sauce, pineapple juice, Aunt Vickie’s Sea Salt & Vinegar Chips, stroop waffles, hagelslaag
Music: Stevie Wonder, Genesis, U2, Angélique Kidjo, Sia, Sufjan Stevens, Bob Marley, RJD2, Lily Allen, Jason Mraz, Seal, Eric Whitacre, Yann Tiersen, Coldplay, Marcelo D2, Bruce Hornsby, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Movie Scores; basically everything good.
Movies: Lion King, Gross Point Blank, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Once, Breaking Away, LOTR, n a lot more.

Hatez: colossal squid aka my greatest fear in life no joke look ‘em up they’re ridiculous

Skillz: piano, composing/arranging (2nd in state, holla), soccer, languages (Spanish, Indonesian, Japanese, u know), conducting, kalimba, coffee pairings, handstands, juggling, unicycling, learning new instruments, being awk, sweet kicks.