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REDWOOD CITY, CA (August 15, 2006) \u2013 Matt Nightingale says it was one thing to be a high school student leading the national anthem to kick off an \u201cEthnic Festival\u201d in South Bend, Indiana, but his upcoming performance is a whole other ball game.<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/a>Nightingale will stand by himself before 70,000 football fans at Monster Park in San Francisco to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to the San Francisco 49ers game against the Seattle Seahawks on November 19.<\/div>\n
\u201cI can’t really imagine singing for that many people,\u201d says Nightingale, who is the pastor of music and creative arts at Peninsula Covenant Church. Still, he says, \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to sing a song that is considered almost sacred in our country.\u201d<\/div>\n
Nightingale earned the opportunity when the 49ers held their second annual open auditions. He was one of eight singers chosen from hundreds of applications.<\/div>\n
Nightingale had to submit a recording of himself singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” a cappella, along with an application and headshot. Judges narrowed the applicants to 30, who each sang before a panel of judges. Following a long break, the judges announced 12 who would vie for the eight spots.<\/div>\n
\u201cIt was a crazy weekend for me\u2014so stressful,\u201d Nightingale says. His band played the night before at a club in San Jose, and then opened for Sara Groves at Peninsula Covenant the night of the auditions.<\/div>\n
Singing the national anthem at the stadium will present its own stresses. First is the song itself. \u201cI\u2019m nervous about starting on the right note,\u201d Nightingale says. \u201cThe range of the song is pretty intimidating. If you start too high or too low, you\u2019re finished.\u201d<\/div>\n
The stadium also presents problems for singers. \u201cThey have warned us all to really stay focused. Your voice is echoing all over the stadium. It\u2019s important to just listen to the monitor in front of you and go for it,\u201d he says.<\/div>\n
As if the song and the stadium do not present enough challenges, Nightingale says, \u201cI guess sometimes there are fireworks and airplane flyovers.\u201d<\/div>\n
If the singing conditions aren\u2019t the best, the date proved perfect, Nightingale says, because the Seahawks are coached by Mike Holmgren, who is a member of Mercer Island Covenant Church in Mercer Island, Washington. \u201cOf course, I\u2019m rooting for the 49ers,\u201d he adds.<\/div>\n
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