With enthusiasm and vivacity, Amed Galo Lopez melds lyrical honesty and melodic exuberance. Lopez, an alumnus and doctoral student in the history department, said he seeks to kindle joy among his listeners, an aspiration he carries with him into the upcoming Spring Sing competition. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus and doctoral student in the history department Amed Galo Lopez holds his guitar in the air. Lopez will perform at Spring Sing on Friday. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Deviant Voices A Cappella at UCLA is bringing the groovy sounds of the ’70s back to Spring Sing. Founded in 2010, the ensemble began as a noncompetitive a cappella group for students who are not studying music in college, said co-president and fourth-year global studies student Simon Thorpe. Read more...
Photo: Dressed in orange and pink hues, Deviant Voices A Cappella members pose together with their phones as microphones in hand. The group will perform at Spring Sing on Friday. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)
Icarus Contemporary is going the distance in its return to the Spring Sing stage. Breaking away from its previous contemporary Spring Sing performances, the student-run dance team is opting for an upbeat, jazz-inspired routine to explore themes of self-expression and empowerment at this year’s event on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Icarus groups together in front of the Spring Sing stage. The dance group will perform at the annual talent competition Friday. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)
The ScatterTones are putting hearts on the bassline. The a cappella group is warming up to take the Spring Sing stage for the first time since 2020 with a rendition of Lizzy McAlpine’s “ceilings.” ScatterTones alto and third-year communication student Janie Ziemacki said she began arranging the piece before the song gained traction on TikTok because the group greatly admired McAlpine. Read more...
Photo: ScatterTones walk with phones in hand as they rehearse. The a cappella group will return to the Spring Sing stage with all new members after its previous performance in 2020. (Neha Krishnakumar/Daily Bruin)
For the first time since its founding in 1986, Samahang Modern is taking the Spring Sing stage. The competitive dance team will be performing an open-style set that is a variation of its piece presented at Ultimate Brawl, another dance competition, said third-year chemical engineering student and general member Sofia Odeste. Read more...
Photo: Samahang Modern poses together in a desert setting. The competitive dance team will perform at this year’s Spring Sing on Friday. (Courtesy of Justin Luong)
Dakota Dry is retuning her folk sound for Spring Sing. Taking the Spring Sing stage for the first time, the third-year ethnomusicology student is leaving her acoustic guitar behind to launch her new single, “Minefield.” Dry said the original song, which has been continuously reworked since she started writing it in 2020, was initially a folk song with a pop-rock introduction. Read more...
Photo: Dakota Dry sits at the base of a tree. The third-year ethnomusicology student will perform alongside her band at Spring Sing on Friday. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 19 at 11:29 a.m. Sophia Bacino & Friends are back to empower lost hearts and rock out in equal measure. Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Sophia Bacino will be performing with the same lineup from Spring Sing 2022, she said. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Sophia Bacino sits on a bed while planning her guitar. Bacino will return to the Spring Sing stage on Friday. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
