CCM students and alumni to sing National Anthem at Reds Game

CCM students and alumni will sing The Star-Spangled Banner at the Great American Ball Park Friday night before the Cincinnati Reds play against the Seattle Mariners. The baseball diamond will serve as the singers’ stage as they perform during UC’s annual Bearcats at the Ballpark outing.

Students Nicole Hodgins, Sam Krausz, Grace Newberry, Pedro Arroyo and Chris Albanese will join alumni Danielle Adams (MM Voice 2014), Sarah Folsom (MM Voice 2015) and Stephen Hanna (MM Voice 2016) in singing the National Anthem at the game.

The event features a pre-game celebration at 5:45 p.m. with free giveaways at the Kroger Fan Zone, where UC President Santa Ono will perform the cello before the game. President Ono will also throw the first pitch at 7:10 p.m. Each year, discounted game tickets are offered to UC students, alumni, faculty and staff for Bearcats at the Ballpark:

Field Box: $28 (regularly $36)
Outer Mezzanine: $18 (regularly $20)
View Level: $11 (regularly $15)

To purchase tickets, visit reds.com/bearcats or call (513) 765-7055. Make sure to select CCM as your college in the drop-down menu!

CCM Alumni Perform National Anthem Tour at NFL Games

CCM alumni Tom and Jenn Korbee.

CCM alumni Tom Korbee (BFA in Drama, 2002) and Jenn Korbee (née Peterson-Hind; BFA in Musical Theatre, 2002) are in the midst of a National Anthem tour as the musical duo KORBEE.

Their first stop on Oct. 27 was at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia with the Eagles playing the New York Giants! The duo’s tour will next take them to Lambeau Field in Green Bay on Nov. 10, where the Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles.

Tom and Jenn Korbee were seen on American Idol Season 8, where they were the first married couple to become finalists.

You can listen to KORBEE’s latest EP, Great Escape, by visiting korbeemusic.com or download the album on iTunes here.