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The Second Annual ‘Acquirefest’ |
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Written by CASA NewsLink
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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
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When Acquirefest was first held last June, the 20 singers who made up the UC Santa Cruz Acquire a cappella group rallied close to 500 fans who came out to hear them harmonize. According to Chris Crawford, who founded the group in February of 2007, this year’s festival represents the culmination of a dizzying ride since the group began singing.
“It’s been really exciting to see the group take shape in the way it has,” Crawford said. “When we put on the first Acquirefest last year it was in an effort, mainly, to get the singers excited about this new organization they were a part of and to find the people on campus who would love the music as much as us. It’s certainly been a really fast, really wild ride, and [the singers and organizers] worked really hard for the past year and four months.”
Acquire is based on an organizational method that includes a combination of art and business savvy. Singers are given the opportunity to do what they love, and those on the business end get to work in the fast-paced world of producing a musical event — in this case, the largest a cappella celebration on campus.
Acquire singer and assistant director Andrea Aquino has crossed the boundaries between the music and the business aspects of the group.
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