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Spring Sing is an annual music competition held in May at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Touted as "UCLA's oldest and greatest musical tradition," the competition brings together UCLA students to perform as solo artists, duets, bands, and a cappella groups in front of an audience of over 8,000 UCLA students, alumni, faculty, staff and celebrity judges.
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- To unite the UCLA community by promoting artistic talent
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Los Angeles Tennis Center. Since its debut in 1945, Spring Sing has showcased UCLA’s most talented students performing song, dance, and sketch comedy. The show attracts celebrities, scouts, and Bruins of all ages with performances by up-and-coming stars.
When Pauley Pavilion opened in 1966, Spring Sing returned to UCLA for two years; however, after the 1967 show Spring Sing fell dormant for a decade, until student and alumni interest revived the event in 1978.
- Spring Sing grew out of a 1940s tradition when fraternity groups competed for the title of Champion Serenaders of Sorority Row. UCLA. Early Spring Sing stage.
- How to successfully ask for a date to Spring Sing.
- Angela Lansbury, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald were all Spring Sing honorees. Ray Charles in 1991: “This is such an honor for me.” Wikimedia Commons/Victor Diaz Lamich.
- This year's Tony Awards nominee Sara Bareilles performed solo for the first time in front of a large audience at Spring Sing in 2002. CBS. Sara Bareilles at Kennedy Center Honors in 2015.
Mar 21, 2023 · At its core, Spring Sing is more than a production. It’s a tour de force, a tradition set to music. The show is the manifestation of what George and Ira Gershwin cultivated when, as a gift in 1936, they revised the lyrics of one of their hit songs, encouraging Bruins to “Strike up the Band for UCLA.”
May 20, 2016 · 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...
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