This post was updated May 21 at 1 p.m. Third time’s the charm for Eva B. Ross and David Miller. On Friday, the duet, comprised of Eva Barrosse and David Miller, won Spring Sing’s top prize – the Northern California Alumni Grand Sweepstakes Award – in addition to winning best duet. The Student Alumni Association’s […]
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Spring Sing 2017
On Friday, contestants for Spring Sing 2017 will take the stage of Pauley Pavilion. The annual event brings together music, rap, dance and comedy performances into one evening. The Daily Bruin offers an inside look into some of the performing acts.
Spring Sing 2017: Last year’s winner returns to stage with three-person band HELEN
Laura Savage, Temme Scott and Libby Hsieh crouched around a computer screen, ready to turn in their Spring Sing 2017 application. But as Scott lifted her finger to hit “submit,” the trio stopped and remembered they had forgotten to fill in one detail – their band name. The trio decided that their band would be […]
Spring Sing 2017: Ryan Nealon finally takes the Pauley stage with his band Third Degree
Ryan Nealon has auditioned for Spring Sing four years in a row with three different band names. This year, the fourth-year ethnomusicology student will finally take the Pauley Pavilion stage with his band, Third Degree; it will be their first time performing in the show. Nealon first auditioned with his band, Moonlight Express, in 2014, […]
Spring Sing 2017: Stefan Dismond and the Love Supreme brings rap back to the competition
Stefan Dismond appreciates how rap gives a voice to people whose voices aren’t normally heard. The third-year English student will be performing his rap music with the band Stefan Dismond and the Love Supreme at Spring Sing. The band will play a slightly adapted live version of Dismond’s latest song release on SoundCloud, “6th Story,” […]
Spring Sing 2017: Committee discusses selection process of final 17 performances
Spring Sing 2017 saw more applicants than any other year of the talent show’s 72-year history. The 15 members of the Spring Sing Committee narrowed down this year’s around 100 applicants to the final 17 performers that will appear onstage Friday. Among the committee members are Executive Director Paige Allenspach and talent directors Angela Navas, […]