The United States Army Band Pershing’s Own: attention Altos and Baritones!

The United States Army Chorus is hiring! 

As a choral musician and soloist with the Chorus, incoming members will have the opportunity to perform for senior U.S. military and government leaders as well as foreign dignitaries at the U.S. Capitol, State Department, White House, and throughout Washington, DC. The starting salary is $79,000 to $86,000 (depending on whether or not you have a spouse and/or children) and this salary increases as your career progresses. We also offer full medical and dental benefits for the musician and their spouse/children, 30 days annual paid vacation, tuition assistance, and access to the G.I. Bill. Unlike most other military assignments, winning a job with Pershing’s Own, the Army’s Premier musical organization of which the Chorus is a part, comes with a permanent assignment to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall which is adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Washington D.C. For many of us, the chance to make a reliable living serving our nation as musicians and to enjoy the geographic stability this position offers us, has made it an ideal setting to start and raise a family.  

The Army Chorus highly values singers who are passionate about their craft. Chorus members have the opportunity to avail themselves of professional-development funds to study with voice teachers and coaches of their choice. Some members of the Chorus have even been able to use their annual 30 days of paid leave to perform locally, nationally, and internationally as soloists in such houses as The New York City Opera, Carnegie Hall, and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. That flexibility and the chance to act as musical ambassadors to the most influential people in the world are reasons that many members of the Chorus decide to retire from the Chorus after a full career of 20 years or more. 

While many people choose to stay in the Chorus for their full career, the initial enlistment contract is only four years of active service, with no necessity or obligation to stay past that time. It’s not uncommon for members of the Chorus to leave after their term of enlistment has ended, and use the G.I. Bill and other forms of Army tuition assistance to pursue higher education at little to no cost. Some former Chorus members have used these tools and the experience they gained with the Chorus to go on to become tenured faculty members at major universities, become celebrated international operatic stars, and to perform leading roles on the Broadway stage. 

We have many exciting career opportunities available for up-and-coming singers of all voice types. We are currently accepting audition materials for altos and baritones. If you know singers who may be interested, but don’t necessarily fit the voice parts we are currently accepting applications for, make sure they continue to check the vacancy page at https://www.usarmyband.com/vacancies for the most updated and current list of openings.  

If you think it appropriate, we would love it if you could help get the word out to outstanding singers who may be interested in this career path. A secure link to our vacancy flyer is included here for your convenience:

https://usarmyband.com/images/auditions/CT-ALTO-Vacancy-Flyer_25_update.pdf
https://usarmyband.com/images/auditions/CT-BARITONE-Vacancy-Flyer_25_update.pdf

Also, please don’t hesitate to invite interested singers to contact our Auditions Coordinator, Sergeant First Class Matthew Evans at matthew.t.evans42.mil@army.mil