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Whittier College Professor Joseph Price To Sing Anthem

July 15, 2011 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Mahoning Valley Scrappers News Release


(Whittier, CA) - During the 2011 baseball season, Whittier College Professor of Religious Studies Joseph L. Price will be traveling across the country performing the national anthem for more than 100 minor league baseball teams in 40 states. Locations extend from Manchester, New Hampshire, to Lake Elsinore, California, and from Everett, Washington, to St. Lucie, Florida.

His first stop will be in Viera, Florida, for the Brevard County Manatees on Opening Day for Minor League Baseball, and the final date will be on Labor Day weekend in San Bernardino, California.

Price makes a stop in Niles, Ohio on Tuesday, July 19 to perform the National Anthem at Eastwood Field for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers game versus the State College Spikes.

Already, Price holds the distinction of being invited to sing the national anthem for more than 30 Major League games in stadiums throughout the country, including Wrigley Field, Comiskey Park, Candlestick Park, Coors Field, Dodger Stadium, and Angel Stadium, among others.

Price and his wife Bonnie will make the five-month trip in their RV, on which they expect to log about 15,000 miles. Throughout their travel he and Bonnie will blog about their experiences. Accounts and pictures of their anthem venture will be regularly added to the project's website, which will also provide the itinerary for the tour, a calendar of games, and directions to ballparks: www.anthemtour.com.

"There are several distinct parts of the trip that I'm keenly anticipating," Price notes. "I look forward to singing the anthem traditionally almost every night during the spring and summer. I also expect to enjoy the ambiance created by the different ballparks, meeting fans in various communities and observing how baseball serves to unify them. And, of course, I am excited about seeing the incredible panoramas of the American landscape."

Currently on sabbatical, Price will reflect on his travels in writing Perfect Pitch: The National Anthem for the National Pastime, a book on the history and performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at professional baseball games.

Link to a rendition that Price delivered for a Cincinnati Reds' game a few years ago: http://web.whittier.edu/library/videos/joeprice/joeprice.html.

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