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The Soldiers\u2019 Chorus, founded in 1957, is the vocal complement of the United States Army Field Band of Washington, DC.\u00a0 The\u00a024-member mixed choral ensemble travels throughout the nation and abroad, performing as a separate component and in joint concerts with the Concert Band of the \u201cMusical Ambassadors of the Army.\u201d\u00a0 The chorus has performed in all fifty states, Canada, Mexico, India, the Far East, and throughout Europe, entertaining audiences of all ages.\u00a0 The musical backgrounds of Soldiers\u2019 Chorus personnel range from opera and musical theatre to music education and international touring productions.\u00a0 In addition to presenting selections from the vast choral repertoire, Soldiers\u2019 Chorus performances often include the music of Broadway, opera, barbershop quartet, and Americana.\u00a0 Critics have acclaimed recent appearances with the Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Pops, and the Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Nashville, and National symphony orchestras.\u00a0 Other notable performances include four world fairs, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, American Choral Directors Association conferences, Kennedy Center Honors Programs, the 750th anniversary of Berlin, the rededication of the Statue of Liberty, and the 100th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park.\u00a0 Most recently, the Soldiers\u2019 Chorus co-commissioned\u00a0The Falling and The Rising: A New American Opera<\/em>, appeared on the CBS broadcast\u00a0Songs of Service<\/em>, and was featured on the Grammy-award winning album\u00a0Soundtrack of the American Soldier<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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