Acquire A Cappella http://www.acquiremusic.org Official Web Page Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:57:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Congratulations to our New A Cappella Members!!! http://www.acquiremusic.org/2012/10/congratulations-to-our-new-a-cappella-members/ http://www.acquiremusic.org/2012/10/congratulations-to-our-new-a-cappella-members/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:31:30 +0000 eporras http://www.acquiremusic.org/?p=709 Continue reading →]]> We want to thank everyone who came and showed interest in wanting to be a part of Acquire. Auditions went really well. We heard many great singers. Unfortunately we couldn’t take everyone. So after 2 rounds of auditions, Acquire A Cappella is happy to announce its new members.

Congratulations and Welcome 

to

 Carly Montan,

 Nicole Martel,

Kristen Burkhart

Sara Rittenhouse,

Bobak (Bobby) Pousti,

Eric (Andy) Barger,

 Zach Simon,

Matt Testo,

 John Kim,

 Rueshil Parekh

 and Varun Dwaraka.

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]]> http://www.acquiremusic.org/2012/06/fall-2012-auditions/feed/ 0 ACQUIREFEST 2012! http://www.acquiremusic.org/2012/04/acquirefest-2012/ http://www.acquiremusic.org/2012/04/acquirefest-2012/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:51:53 +0000 dipika http://www.acquiremusic.org/?p=593 Continue reading →]]> Hey everyone. It is that time of the year again. Acquire is proud to present the 6th Annual ACQUIREFEST. We are looking forward to an amazing two nights of awesome a cappella music. This year we have guests from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Stanford, University of Oregon, and a few of our fellow banana slugs from here, UCSC. For more information about the show, click here —> Acquirefest. Hope to see everyone there :D .

]]> http://www.acquiremusic.org/2012/04/acquirefest-2012/feed/ 0 Acquire a Cappella Fall Showcase ft. The Hightones http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/10/acquire-a-cappella-fall-showcase-ft-the-hightones/ http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/10/acquire-a-cappella-fall-showcase-ft-the-hightones/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:54:22 +0000 dipika http://www.acquiremusic.org/?p=374 Come to Acquire a Cappella’s first show of the year! Cookies and tea will be provided. With a special performance from UCSC’s all-female a cappella group, The Hightones!

When: Thursday, Nov 3rd 8pm – 10pm

Where: Cowell Fireside Lounge

]]> http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/10/acquire-a-cappella-fall-showcase-ft-the-hightones/feed/ 0 Welcome to the new crew! http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/10/welcome-to-the-new-crew/ http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/10/welcome-to-the-new-crew/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:27:48 +0000 andrea http://www.acquiremusic.org/?p=360 Continue reading →]]> We’re super excited to welcome Julie, Neda, Shira, Leah, Brendan, Michael, Michel, and Matt! Thank you to everyone who came to auditions and shared their voices with us. Stay tuned here and on our Facebook page for more information about our fall performances!

]]> http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/10/welcome-to-the-new-crew/feed/ 0 It’s audition season! http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/09/its-audition-season/ http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/09/its-audition-season/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:10:57 +0000 andrea http://www.acquiremusic.org/?p=340 Continue reading →]]> We want to hear your voice! If you love singing in a tight-knit group of awesome people, Acquire might be the place for you. Come to the Cowell Fireside Lounge on Saturday, October 8th anytime from 10 to 4 and show us what you’re made of! Check out the Auditions page for more information.

]]> http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/09/its-audition-season/feed/ 0 Farewell, 2010-2011. http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/06/farewell-2010-2011/ http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/06/farewell-2010-2011/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:40:56 +0000 andrea http://www.acquiremusic.org/?p=326 Continue reading →]]> We have just one performance left before we say goodbye to the 2010-2011 school year. We’re sad to say goodbye to our graduating members: our director Pat, assistant director Rachel, jack-of-all-trades Marya, and Christian, the beloved Dane. But we’re also excited to announce next year’s leadership team: musical director Mitch, assistant director Caitlin, and business co-directors Danny and Dipika!

Stay tuned to our site this summer for information on fall auditions and shows, and as always, never hesitate to send us an e-mail to see if we’re available to sing at your barbecue or birthday party or whatever! The year may be over, but we won’t stop singing. <3 Have a great summer, friends!

]]> http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/06/farewell-2010-2011/feed/ 0 Thanks for coming to Acquirefest! http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/05/thanks-for-coming-to-acquirefest/ http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/05/thanks-for-coming-to-acquirefest/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 06:17:32 +0000 andrea http://www.acquiremusic.org/?p=317 Continue reading →]]> Thank you so much to all of our fans and friends who came out to Acquirefest this year. We had such a great time performing with The Stanford Harmonics, Fleet Street, The Liquid Hotplates, the Men’s Octet, Artists in Resonance, Isang Himig, Cloud 9, and The Hightones. You guys rock!

…But this doesn’t mean we’re done for the year! We’ll continue to perform at events around UCSC and downtown, so keep an eye on our events page for upcoming shows. And we’re always looking for shows and gigs, so shoot us an e-mail for anything from your birthday BBQ to a charity event. We’d be honored to bring the aca-love wherever we’re needed.

]]> http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/05/thanks-for-coming-to-acquirefest/feed/ 1 Back to work! http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/03/back-to-work/ http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/03/back-to-work/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:17:32 +0000 andrea http://www.acquiremusic.org/?p=273 Continue reading →]]> Thank you to everyone who came out and supported us at the ICCA West Quarterfinals this weekend! It was a great privilege to perform with such talented groups. Congratulations to PLUtonic and the UCD6 for advancing to the next ground, and to Cloud Nine for placing 3rd! Slug pride! Check our events page over the next couple of weeks as we make plans for the rest of winter quarter and for this year’s Acquirefest.

]]> http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/03/back-to-work/feed/ 0 Excited for competition! http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/02/excited-for-competition/ http://www.acquiremusic.org/2011/02/excited-for-competition/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:28:45 +0000 andrea http://www.acquiremusic.org/?p=257 Continue reading →]]> This weekend will be our second go at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCAs). Thankfully, we don’t have to drive to Oregon this year! Berkeley is much closer, which is good news for both us and you. The competition starts at 8 P.M. on Saturday in Wheeler Hall at UC Berkeley. Buy your tickets now to come support us and our fellow UCSCers Cloud Nine and The Hightones!

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