ACB Interview: The UNC Achordants »
By Mike Chin on Feb 20, 2008 in Featured, Interviews, News | 0 Comments
The Achordants are an elite all-male group out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Achordants Music Director Andrew DiMartino took the time to answer questions from our own Mike C.
The A Cappella Blog (ACB): In 2007, The Achordants won their ICCA quarterfinal, and moved on to finish second in the South region semifinals. Looking past last year, The Achordants have a strong history in competition, including a trip to the ICCA finals in 2005. What have these accomplishments mean to the group? What did the group learn from their experiences in competition? How has competition affected the nature of the group?
Andrew DiMartino (AD): The accomplishments of the group in 2005 and in 2007 were very special indeed. Most importantly, our successes have verified and legitimized the amount of work we put in to these competitions; many long hours, for example, have been put into perfecting the choreography of 2005’s “Brandy” and the intricate harmonies in “Hide and Seek” performed in 2007. Our trip to ICCA finals in 2005 was considerably significant because we were such a young group and had grown substantially in such a short time.
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