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)

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)

Every member of the collaboration Aizehi and the Funkth Dimension has performed in Spring Sing at least once in previous years, but as a part of a different group. Read more...

Photo: Aizehi and the Funkth Dimension is comprised of six prior Spring Sing performers, though they came together this year to perform an original song. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)

A trip to Puerto Rico inspired Isaiah Murtaugh to write the song “San Juan,” but he said the serenade is not about the tropical getaway listeners might expect. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students and roommates Isaiah Murtaugh and Andre Arifin will publically perform as Tom Shay on Saturday at Spring Sing in Pauley Pavilion. (Stephanie Choy/Daily Bruin)

The deadline for Spring Sing 2011 entries was fast approaching, but Courtney Randall still hadn’t finished composing her song. Randall, then a first-year student, tried to rhyme lyrics and fit them over a guitar melody in her dorm room and in the middle of monotonous lectures. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Courtney Randall was a Spring Sing participant three out of her four years at UCLA. She is currently pursuing a career in music. (Stephanie Choy/Daily Bruin)