See You Next Year!
Fall 2008 has officially come to a close and with it goes another great semester of AcaBelles. On Saturday, December 6, 2008 the 'Belles presented Pitch-Slapped! in the Union Ballrooms and it was absolutely "sing your face off" amazing! We also crowned the 2008-2009 Mr. AcaBelle and would like to congratulate Sean "ShaMANda" Landeta on winning the title, but don't worry 'Belles fans, incriminating photos will soon be available. While Matt "Shesquatch" Sorensen and Zach "The Bearded Lady" Myerscough were tough competition, Sean was the clear winner and wowed the audience with a rousing rendition of "Call Me When You're Sober," that gave the 'Belles a run for their money. I would also like to take this time, as WebMistress, to congratulate each 'Belle on a job well done and thank our alumni April Davis, Heather Kufert, Hilary Passo, and Kristina Rodriguez for joining us as we brought back "Alone." We really appreciated it and miss singing with you ladies!
So what has this semester brought us? Well we started off by getting 7 beautiful and talented new ladies, we played with Mickey Mouse at our retreat, we showed how Vocaluptuous we really are, we were Random for All-Night Yahtzee and to help those afflicted with Lou Gehrig's disease, we lit the night, got Fork-ed at SoJam, and finally we were Pitch-Slapped! It's been a jam-packed semester, but the ladies in hot pink have loved every second of it.
The 'Belles have also already started to work on our pieces for ICCA that we will be competing in early next year. We have a couple of dates lined up where you can catch us singing the National Anthem at FSU Men's Basketball games, and of course we will be doing plenty of fundraising for our upcoming CD. Which means, that we are knee deep in the recording process and can't wait to release this CD for you all to enjoy!
Finally, the website will be going through a bit of updating. Look out for videos from Pitch-Slapped!, pictures from this past semester, some new merchandise, and pics of the lovely ladies wearing our spiffy new performance outfits! So don't forget to continuously check back!
With that all being said, please have a safe holiday and a very happy new year and we can't wait to come back for more in the Spring!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
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Pitch-Slapped!
Pitch-Slapped is THIS Saturday!!! December 6 at 8 PM in the Union Ballrooms of Florida State University. Please join the 'Belles as we bring back some oldies, a little bit of Country, a little bit of Rock n' Roll, and definitely all goodies! And how could we forget the crowning glory of Pitch-Slapped!...the Mr. AcaBelle Competition?!?!?!
This year's contestants are:
Matt Sorensen Sean Landeta Zach Myerscough
These lovely lady-men will not only be competing for the coveted Mr. AcaBelle title, they will also be receiving a beautiful tiara and the chance to sing with the 'Belles as the finale of the show. All you need to do is deposit any and all of your spare change into the jar belonging to your favorite contestant. They will be strutting their stuff AcaBelle style during intermission, and if there's anything you don't want to miss, it's this! The lovely lady with the most money in their jar at the end of intermission on Saturday night will be crowned Mr. AcaBelle and then get to choose their favorite song of the night to sing with the 'Belles. The jars will be located in the Fishbowl in the Housewright Music Building on campus and will also be at the concert on Saturday. May the best man(?) win!!
Come out for some great music and lots of laughs...and of course we can't forget some HAWT ladies singing! See you there!
The WebMistress
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What's up with 'dem Belles?
The Ladies are back from SoJam and had an amazing time! We were blown away by Fork and Firedrill! and
Mister Tim just kept us laughing all weekend. A special thank you goes out to the
AACI for hostiing such a great event, especially to FSU alum Alli Brooks and Christopher Diaz, as well as Dave Sperandio and Steve Ryan, who was gracious enough to be generally awake at 9AM on Sunday to accommodate to our travel needs. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! The 'Belles also had the chance to work with
CASA president and former ICCA South producer, Dave Brown, whose master class has definitely become a highlight of our semester and possibly the year. Thank you for everything, Dave!
But like I said, we're back, and ready to rock some faces off at our Fall Concert on Dec 6! We've been working hard and can't wait to see all of you in the Union Ballrooms that night.
In other exciting news, AcaBelles have just been featured along with FSU's other a cappella groups in a piece on WFSU-FM. The mp3 will soon be available on theacabelles.com, but for now you can find it
HERE on the WFSU-FM site. It's a great piece with plenty of "gems" from some of the 'Belles, and we know you'll enjoy it!
Don't forget to keep checking back for updates! We recently added new videos to "The Vids" section of the site, so go and check those out. Otherwise, details of this year's Mr. AcaBelle competition will be coming very soon!
The WebMistress
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SoJam!!!
Ladies and Gents, in less than 24 hours, the 'Belles will be off to Raleigh, NC and on their way to
SoJam. We will be spending the weekend surrounded by some of the most amazing a cappella professionals and collegiate groups around. We will also be fortunate enough to be graced by the vocal stylings of a group that I can only describe as Finnish A Cappella Rockstar Superheroes,
Fork, as well as the awesomeness known as
Firedrill!. This is one of our favorite events of the year, so wish us luck on our adventure!
The WebMistress
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Fall Updates!!!!
This year has started off so well for the 'Belles, and we've already gotten so much accomplished! We've been learning tons of new music, performing all around campus, and have even had the first ever Vocaluptuous: All-Female A Cappella Retreat.
First and foremost, we'd like to thank the University of Florida Sedoctaves for attending Vocaluptuous on October 10-11 of this year. It was a very successful event for both groups and we finished the weekend off with an AMAZING concert with FSU's All-Night Yahtzee and Reverb, whom we'd also like to thank. We hope that Vocaluptuous is an event that we can continue to do in years to come, so keep your ears and eyes open for that information. Also, pictures from this weekend will be posted on the website very soon, so keep checking back for them!
What are the 'Belles doing now? Well besides learning new music and preparing for our Fall concert on December 6 *winkwink*, we're getting ready to go to
SoJam on Novemeber 7-9 in Raleigh, NC, we're already gearing up for ICCA, and we're still in the process of recording our upcoming CD. If you're in Tallahassee, we'll be hosting tons of fundraisers for the CD, so check out the Events & Activities to see where you can find us and help us out!
That's about it, Ladies and Gents! We know with all your support, this going to continue to be a great year!
The WebMistress
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Congratulations New AcaBelles!!!
That's right, auditions are over and we have chosen the new 'Belles for the 2008-2009 year! There are seven amazing new 'Belles and we are so excited to have them in the group they are:
Soprano 1: Melissa Land
Soprano 2: Kenley Flowers and Rachel Caitlin White
Alto 1: Kayleigh Ragan-Edwards and Lindsay Padell
Alto 2: Julie Lefler and Camille Trzcinski
Once again we'd like to congratulate the new 'Belles and can't wait for this year's activities to begin! Check theacabelles.com, our Myspace page, and our Facebook pages in the coming weeks for more information about our new girls and pictures of this year's group.
This year is going to be great!
The WebMistress
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Fall 2008 Audition Updates!!!
If you are interested in auditioning for AcaBelles, please please please don't forget about the FSU A Capella Information Meeting on Sunday August 24 in Moore Auditorium of the Oglesby Union. Auditions will be held Monday August 25 and Tuesday August 26 from 6-8:30 PM in Room 206 of the Kuersteiner Music Building. (Look below for the requirements) Call backs will then be August 28 at 6:30 PM in Room 340 of the Kuersteiner Music Building. We hope to see you there!
Also, if you have any suggestions for questions for this year's biographies on the lovely ladies in hot pink, please e-mail the WebMistress with them. We'd love to see what the fans want to know. This is going to be a great year!
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Fall 2008 Auditions
AcaBelles in conjunction with FSU's other a cappella groups, Reverb and All-Night Yahtzee, will be holding an information meeting on Sunday August 24 at 2PM in Moore Auditorium in the Oglesby Union. We will be discussing audition procedures and requirements, activities that are planned for the upcoming school year, and answering any questions you might have. We can't wait to see you there!
Auditions will be held the evenings of Monday, Aug 25 and Tuesday, Aug 26 in the Kursteiner Music Building on the Florida State campus. Further details will be given very soon.
For your audition, please prepare a verse and chorus of a song of your choice, preferably not classical. Be aware that you may have have your range tested, as well as your sight-singing and listening skills.
Any other questions may be sent to AcaBelles by email at acabelles@hotmail.com.
The WebMistress
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Looking at the Past and the Future
On April 19, AcaBelles had our final concert for the 2007-2008 school year. We had some really great times this year spanning from hosting the Xtension Chords, to duking it out at ICCA, even to singing in the pouring rain at FSU's Relay for Life event. This has truly been one of the best years for AcaBelles and each and every one of us would like to thank our fans for their support and allowing us to have such an amazing year. Also on April 19 we bid a final farewell to 6 wonderful 'Belles and announced the officers for the 2008-2009 year.
We unfortunately had to say goodbye to Heather Kufert, Hilary Passo, Kristina Rodriguez, Chelsea Rodriguez, Diana Galeano, and Jackie Saavedra. Each 'Belle received the honorary AcaBelles graduation cord and a little something special from the AcaBelle family. Thank you girls for making AcaBelles all that it is and we will truly miss you next year.
Now comes the time to announce next year's officers. The Officer Board is completely voted on by the members of AcaBelles and it has been decided that next year's board will be as follows:
- Music Director- Angela Ugolini
- Business Director- Joanna Drivalas
- Vice Pres. of Finance- Monica Valdes
- Vice Pres. of Travel- Lauren Barreiro
- Secretary- Cara Pickelsimer
- Public Relations Chair- Michele Misita
Finally, theacabelles.com will be going through a little bit of construction over the next month or so, if there are any major problems please feel free to email the WebMistress. Thank you again for all of your support this year and be on the lookout for audition announcements as it gets closer to the Fall semester.
