Kristóf Almásy ducked into Rendezvous to make a call about organizing a club event. Just when the conversation turned serious, the familiar “Macarena” blared through the restaurant’s speakers. Read more...
Photo: (Taylor Leong/Daily Bruin)
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May 22, 12:40 pm
Songs and Stories: Tom Shay
“I’ve never really played many shows,” says third-year international development studies student Isaiah Murtagh. Murtaugh and his roommate, third-year geography and environmental studies student Andre Arifin, will perform at Saturday night’s Spring Sing 2016, having met through mutual friends. Read more...
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May 22, 1:35 am
Laura Savage, ACA Hip Hop capture top honors at Spring Sing 2016
The crowd fell silent as the spotlight shone on the Pauley Pavilion stage. Isaiah Murtaugh, vocalist of the duet Tom Shay and a third-year international development studies student, held a guitar and propped a harmonica on his shoulder. Read more...
Photo: Third-year sociology student Laura Savage took home Spring Sing’s top prize, the Northern California Alumni Grand Sweepstakes Award, for her original song “Once.” Spring Sing, held Saturday night, showcased Bruin talent in singing, dancing, comedy and acting to a large Pauley Pavilion audience. (Daniel Alcazar/Photo editor)
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May 20, 11:02 am
Spring Sing through the years
1945: The beginnings of Spring Sing The first Spring Sing was held on May 18, 1945, at the now-demolished UCLA Greek theatre. Created by then-ASUCLA director William Ackerman, the competition was advertised as a showcase for “Top Bruin Vocal Talent” and featured singing groups made of UCLA students. Read more...
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May 20, 10:57 am
Spring Sing 2016: Temme Scott
Singing wasn’t something Taylor Broom thought about; it was something she naturally did. As a young girl, she skied on the slopes of Whitetail in southern Pennsylvania, humming and singing songs from musicals such as “Annie” and “Wicked.” Broom, a third-year psychology student known on stage as Temme Scott, will perform a secret original song in the warmer climate of UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion for Spring Sing on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Taylor Broom, a third-year psychology student, is easing herself back into performing after dealing with musical insecurities that developed after high school. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 20, 10:56 am
Spring Sing 2016: Lydia Luce
Lydia Luce describes herself as a sponge. She grew up listening to Mozart with her mother, Peter, Paul and Mary with her father and Stevie Nicks on her own. Read more...
Photo: Lydia Luce, a world music and viola performance graduate student, will perform her song “Love You True” at Spring Sing. She wrote the song for her brother’s wedding. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
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May 20, 10:56 am
Spring Sing 2016: Laura Savage
Laura Savage stayed up until 4 in the morning writing her original piece “Once” for the Spring Sing application. In the process, she kept her roommate awake and endured little sleep. Read more...
Photo: Laura Savage plays instruments such as the guitar and piano, but began to teach herself folk instruments such as the mandolin and the harmonica. (Stephanie Choy/Daily Bruin)