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NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
For information, contact:
Katie Karmazin
(402) 554-4422
katie@meetingandeventdesign.com
March 3 is Deadline to Submit National Anthem Performer Applications for 2008 Men’s College World Series®
(OMAHA, Neb. – Feb. 28, 2008) – March 3 at 5 p.m. is the deadline for singers and musicians to submit their completed applications to perform the National Anthem during the 2008 Men’s College World Series® (MCWS), according to Katie Karmazin, National Anthem coordinator. Interested performers will find application forms online at http://www.cwsomaha.com/anthem-auditions.html.
Completed applications must be submitted to Meeting & Event Design Inc., 5010 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68132, Karmazin noted. Applications must be accompanied by one a cappella rendition of the National Anthem with no voice enhancements or background singers and musicians. Tapes and CDs will not be returned.
“Due to space limitations, groups with more than 22 members are discouraged from applying,” Karmazin advised. “A panel of judges will review all submitted tapes and CDs and applicants will be notified of their status by mail during the week of March 10. The top 40 applicants will be asked to audition live at Rosenblatt Stadium on Saturday, March 29, beginning at 9 a.m. Seventeen finalists will be selected to perform at the Series.”
No alternate audition dates will be offered and all applicants must be available to perform during the Series, which starts on Saturday, June 14 and concludes on either Tuesday, June 24 or Wednesday, June 25, Karmazin added.
The College World Series of Omaha Inc., began holding formal auditions in 1995, due to the growing interest in singing the National Anthem that has accompanied the Series’ rising popularity.
College World Series of Omaha Inc. is a non-profit organization and the local organizing committee for the annual NCAA® Division I Men’s College World Series®.
About the NCAA®
The NCAA® is a membership-led non-profit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more than 380,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities.
Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA® championships in Divisions I, II and III sports.
Visit www.ncaa.org and www.ncaasports.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes. NCAA® and Men's College World Series® are registered trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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