April 18, 2014 Vol. 89, No. 17
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SPRING SING
SPRING SING 2014: ‘NEW’
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WITH A NEW PRESIDENT COMES A NEW ERA AND A NEW SPRING SING. GRANT SCHOL | THE BISON
VIRGINIA “VIVI” VITALONE | THE BISON The Knights show ,“The Show Heard ‘Round the World,” runs through a dress rehearsal on Tuesday, April 15. See the full story on page 1C
What’s inside PAGE 1C, Club Shows Faces of Spring Sing, a look at each club show’s unique personality Knights return to Spring Sing Charities worth competing for
PAGE 2C, Leadership Hosts and hostesses Judges: What are they looking for? Ensemble, building friendships for life
PAGE 3C, New What does ‘New’ mean to you? McLarty’s first Spring Sing as president Student trains to stage manage Spring Sing Photography from this week’s rehearsals
PAGE 4C, Music Jazz Band takes new spot on stage with new director Audio team brings sounds of Spring Sing “United We Stand”
HENRY GONZALEZ | THE BISON The Spring Sing Ensemble practices on the Benson stage on Sunday, April 6. See the full story on page 2C
GRANT SCHOL | THE BISON Director Dr. Wesley Parker leads the jazz band during practice on Tuesday, April 8. See the full story on page 4C
What’s so ‘New’ about Spring Sing?
by Joshua Johnson editorial assistant
so that should be fun.” Junior Sarah Harris, assistant Spring Sing director, said that Excitement fills the air this while not all of the songs are “new,” year as Spring Sing takes over the they each speak to the theme in a Benson auditorium, promising to unique way. “Each club uses somewhere bebe “innovative and new,” according tween eight and 20 songs,” Harris to director Steven Frye. “If Spring Sing is meant to be a said. “(And) Dr. (Michael) Claxton great big party anyway, then this year has graciously written eight witty is going to feel like a concert — a parodies for the hosts and hostesses real high-end concert,” Frye said. to sing for the clubs’ intro songs.” One of the most exciting new The theme of Spring Sing is “New,” and in keeping with this features of the show, according to theme, there are several contem- Frye, is the incorporation of laser porary characteristics of the show technology. “Laser lights will be used in three this year. One of these new aspects of the numbers,” Frye said. “This concerns the music selection. “Spring Sing’s client audience has is our first time to use laser light a wide age range — everyone from in the Benson. We’ll have 10 laser World War II to millennial,” Frye light units being used during the said. “We try to have something show, two of which are capable of for anyone. Our opening number vector animation.” Ben Jones, technical director for is a hip-hop number, while our Spring Sing, said the lasers will closing piece is from a current Broadway show. Our intro club definitely provide a new experience songs are parodies from ‘Frozen,’ for the audience.
“We’ve done a number of different types of special effects in the past, such as pyrotechnics, fog (and) confetti, but the lasers will have the capability to reach out into the audience,” Jones said. “Pyrotechnics and fog are normally limited to the stage. Confetti and streamers are momentary effects. The lasers will shoot up to the ceiling, over to the walls and out into the audience. The lasers will be prolonged effects that will change colors and patterns. I think it’s going to be unlike any Spring Sing before.” Considering all the work put into Spring Sing, Frye said he hopes people will come out and support the Harding community. “A goal I have for Spring Sing each year is to do here at Harding what other schools can’t,” Frye said. “So I want to be as innovative and new as possible. As far as I’m concerned, we have the most talented student body on the planet, and I love showing them off.”
PICTURED ABOVE: Taylor Provencher, Jonathan Sherrod, Alden Harrell, Karli Blickenstaff, Kali Bradford, Megan Hughes