Welcome back, aca fans!
This summer went…well, not exactly as planned in “Andrea’s Aca World,” but now No Southern Accent is back in action and so am I. And, boy, are we back in action!
NSA began rehearsing the Wednesday before classes because we had our first performance of the year on Friday morning: Freshman Convocation. It was such an honor to sing to the entire incoming freshman class and all the deans of the different colleges; what a great way to kick off a new year! We sang a beautiful rendition of UF’s alma mater, so initially, we felt it was pretty easy. Until we saw the crowd. Then we knew how big of an impact this performance was going to make. Since Friday, we’ve received nothing but compliments on our (tinybabyeensyweensy) performance, so thanks to everyone who came out and THANK YOU to all the wonderful members of NSA for cutting summer vacay a bit short to return for a great first gig.
Next week we’ll be having our next performance at “UF’s Got Talent,” an event hosted by us and created by NSA Prez Chris Rienas featuring NSA, The Sedoctaves, The Staff, several of the UF dance troupes and other performing-arts organizations strutting their stuff and attracting potential new members. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the University Auditorium, and it’s 100 percent FREE, so if you’re in Gainesville, stop in and see us! We’d love to meet you!
And speaking of new members…
It’s time for AUDITIONS!!
Have you been reading this blog and thinking to yourself, “Wow, these people sound crazy. But they also seem kinda fun. And weird. But this whole a cappella thing seems pretty cool, in a dorky kinda way”? If so, YOU’RE COMPLETELY CORRECT! And if you’re willing to give this whole a cappella thing a try, why not try out for us? You know you want to! And even if YOU don’t, I know you’ve got friends who can sing and need a fun outlet to let their inner divas out. Here’s all the info:
NO SOUTHERN ACCENT AUDITIONS FALL 2009
Do you love to sing? Are you totally hot? Do you enjoy themed parties?
If so, NSA is the group for YOU!
What: NSA Auditions
Who’s invited: Male and female singers who study full time at the University of Florida
When: Thursday, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m.
Where: The music building, across from Century Tower (check back for an exact room)
What you need to do: Sing a verse and chorus of any popular song. We’ll do the rest!
Sound good? E-mail us at nsaccent@gmail.com to schedule YOUR audition!
Sooooooo tell your friends. Really. Tell ALL your friends about “UF’s Got Talent” and our auditions because we want this to be the most competitive audition year YET! Just send them a link to this site and that’s it! You would be doing us SUCH a huge favor.
In other news, I (finally) finished my “Maps” arrangement! So happy about that. Even though I didn’t get too much arranging done this summer, I finished the most important song in my hands for this year, and I’ve made plans for some future arrangements. With all this new music coming in from me, ACAPELLAGOD Christopher Diaz and other NSAers, we’re practically going to have a fresh repertoire this semester. So expect some kickass music this year, aca lovers!
Also, if you guys have any song suggestions, feel free to comment on this blog. I looooove suggestions!
More regularly scheduled posts will be happening now that I’m back in the ‘Ville and working with NSA again, so keep checking back to check on us. And also follow us on Twitter at NSAccent; we’ll be updating that a lot more now also.
See you around campus, aca friends!
