Choirbee of the Week, Sofia, Davis Scholar '25!!

 

Sofia Chandler-Freed is a newbee and a lovely addition to the choir! They always show up ready to learn music, contribute whatever they can to help support both their voice part and the general choir, and they're always eager to volunteer for solos! Learn more about them down below!

Name, class year and pronouns (if comfortable)

"Sofia Chandler-Freed, a Davis scholar with sophomore standing in my first year at Wellesley. Any pronouns are fine!"

What is your rose (great memory), bud (what you’re looking forward to), and thorn (not so great memory) from the year so far!

"It's hard to choose one rose while buzzing around a garden in full bloom. I find comfort in remembering Professor Chang's story of scoring 40% on a math test—the highest grade in the class. A bud is wintersession and a thorn is having missed opera singer Lauren Michelle's visit earlier this year because I had to work."

What has been your favorite part of choir so far? (this could be anything, a favorite aspect like singing or bonding, a magical music moment, or what you’re excited for)

"Performing "Stars" with the lights lowered in the chapel was so peaceful and lovely. It's also exciting to sing soprano after 20 years(?!?!!) in the alto section. Onwards and upwards!"

What is your favorite spot on campus?

"JAC Room 218 is stunning. I adore singing there and sometimes do so for hours on end."

If you could invent your own class at Wellesley, what would it be and why?

"I would love to develop a course on the Fundamentals of Wine. It would introduce grape growing/wine making/industry, grape varieties/wine styles, wine tasting/characteristics of wine, and some history/sociology of wine, examining the role of gender, race, class, etc. in the perception, enjoyment, and policing of wine. The complexity and subtleties of wine—as a beverage, a drug, and a cultural force—are worthy of study, as there is great value in knowing a potentially dangerous thing (literacy, self-defense) as an enemy and as a sincere friend. Students would refine their tasting abilities and explore the world of wine for pleasure's sake, for the validation and perceptive/expressive demand of deeply examining preference, and so they can be clever and devastating at parties."