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Acquire A Cappella: East Meets West (1/15/09)

• Thursday, January 15, 8:30pm
• Cowell Apartments Community Room
• Admission: Free to all!
• Cowell College is the proud sponsor of Acquire A Cappella

This winter, Acquire A Cappella is presenting a special pair of concerts: the East Meets West Showcase series! The showcase features UCSC favorites Acquire performing alongside collegiate a cappella groups from schools on the East Coast. These will be free, intimate shows for fans of the group looking to hear what some of the best a cappella groups sound like on the other side of the country.

The first of these shows features the Brown Derbies, from Rhode Island's Brown University. This all-male group hailing from the Ivy League has recently released a CD and has crossed the country to perform with UCSC's Acquire. Their comedic flair and high-energy performances with an eastern twist is sure to enthuse Santa Cruz a cappella fans.

Acquire will be debuting new material at this performance along with some old favorites, and will also be making an exciting announcement.

Don't miss this exciting chance to enjoy a volley of a cappella music from both coasts. The show is completely free to all, but the room is likely to fill up soon so be sure to show up on time to get a good seat. The show will begin at 8:30pm and will run about an hour.

More on Acquire

Acquire is UC Santa Cruz's newest and fastest growing a cappella group, and is sponsored by Cowell College. The singers come together several times a week to learn, arrange, and perform the music of their choice. In the first four months as a group, the singers performed all over the UCSC campus and hosted the first annual Acquirefest, which quickly became the largest a cappella event on campus, bringing in six groups from northern California and yielding an audience of 300. Later they performed a special concert called Disneymania, featuring all-Disney song material at Cowell Dining Hall. The most recent Acquirefest surpassed the attendance of the first, bringing in an estimated 450 attendees. They have toured the state from UC Berkeley all the way down to Los Angeles and look forward to playing even more shows over the next year. The group plans to record a CD in the spring of 2009. Visit the group's website for the latest information and learn how to contribute.

For more information on Acquire A Cappella, please visit http://www.AcquireMusic.org.

For more information, please contact Robby Sumner at 408-204-5004 or .