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05/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/21/2026 01:25

Watch: CCM Jam Band features popular cover songs

Watch: CCM Jam Band features popular cover songs

CCM's annual Jam Band features Musical Theatre students performing a variety of covers

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From The Cranberries and A-ha to Ed Sheeran and Michael Jackson, CCM Musical Theatre students take on covers of popular songs in CCM Jam Band performances - now available to watch on demand.

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  • The Cardigans' "Lovefool" | Feat. Maddie Belanoff, sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student
  • Katy Perry's "Wide Awake" | Feat. Edin Kebede, junior BFA Musical Theatre student
  • Sixpence None The Richer's "Kiss Me" + The Cranberries' "Linger" | Feat. Annie Dauk, sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student
  • Cher Lloyd's "Want U Back" | Feat. Annika Jonker, senior BFA Musical Theatre student
  • Ed Sheeran's "Tenerife Sea" | Feat. Andy Bakun, senior BFA Musical Theatre student
  • A-ha's "Take On Me" | Feat. Elysa Matula, sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student
  • Michael Jackson's "Earth Song"| Feat. Nyla Thomas, sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student

Performances recorded on March 29, 2026 in CCM's Dieterle Vocal Arts Center

  • Camera | Davison Black, Melissa Godoy, Abigail Stamps
  • Live Sound Engineer | Lacey Vailikit
  • Recording Engineer | Abigail Stamps
  • Post-Production Mix | Simón Sotelo
  • Video produced by CCM Recording Productions

This is only half of this year's CCM Jam Band performances - stay tuned for more performance videos to be released on CCM's YouTube channel on Wednesday, May 27.

This year's performances feature music arrangement and direction by Professor Sarah Folsom and student Jake Sinsky, a first-year MM Orchestral Conducting major. The CCM Jam Band consists of CCM students Sinsky on piano, Folsom on synth, Georgia Holt (junior Music Education major) on bass, Diego Godoy (freshman Commercial Music Production major) on guitar and Aaron Coffenberry (junior Jazz Studies major) on drums.

2026 CCM Jam Band Performances include:

CCM Musical Theatre's annual "Jam Band" is part of a class recital/"jam" that features sophomore, junior and senior Musical Theatre majors performing popular music hits backed by a band of CCM student instrumentalists and a student sound engineer. Students work with faculty and a music directing student all year to prepare covers and mashups of hit songs from the worlds of rock, RnB, pop and more. Jam Band was started to help students develop the commercial music skills that are required in today's Musical Theatre industry - things like mic technique, creating new song arrangements, writing lead sheets, working with instrumentalists and performing a wide range of vocal styles.

Last year's CCM Jam Band event lead to a viral moment for CCM Musical Theatre student Erin Morton, whose performance of Radiohead's Creep was watched by millions of people online; read more. After her viral performance, Morton landed the role of Martha Dunnstock in Heathers the Musical at New World Stages and was featured on the Tamron Hall Show.

Next on Stage at CCM

Get ready for what's next: We will share initial details of CCM's 2026-27 performance schedule in June!

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Featured image at top of Nyla Thomas performing at the CCM Jam Band event.

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