https://www.armyfieldband.com/vacancies/alto-2

Job Description / Duties

• Perform in the Soldiers’ Chorus of the United States Army Field Band
• Tour approximately 100 days per year in the U.S. and abroad
• Perform in various small chamber ensembles
• Contribute to innovative performances for broadcast audiences, live events, and educational outreach
• Learn and refine new skills as desired in multimedia production, marketing, music education, and others

Qualifications / Required Skills

• Professional performance level
• Proficiency in various musical styles
• Strong sight-reading skills
• Bachelor of Music degree or higher preferred
• Ability to meet Army height/weight standards
• Civilian applicants must be 17-34 years of age or up to 42 with a waiver
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)

Additional Information

HOW TO APPLY:
RECORDED PRELIMINARY ROUND Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025

1. Create videos containing one selection per video that include the following:
• 2-3 selections of contrasting styles – classical, musical theater, jazz or commercial
• The Star-Spangled Banner, a cappella (any key)

2. Upload videos to YouTube and put links to each video in the body of an email.

3. Attach to the email a recent resumé in PDF format with current mailing address, phone, email address and two references.

4. Send the email with video links and resumé to: usarmyfieldbandauditions@army.mil.

Select applicants will be invited to Fort Meade, MD, for an in-person audition and interview on January 14, 2026. Travel expenses will be paid upon meeting the U.S. Army’s aptitude, physical, and behavioral standards. Military personnel must be eligible for a PCS, submit an Intent to Release memorandum from the unit Commander, and submit a Soldier Talent Profile (STP) or equivalent. Questions regarding the audition may be sent to usarmyfieldbandauditions@army.mil.

Salary: $75,000-$83,000 Starting Salary

Contact Information

ATTN: AUDITIONS MSG JENN EVERHART
THE U.S. ARMY FIELD BAND
4214 FIELD BAND DR STE 5330
FORT GEORGE G MEADE, MD 20755-7055
Phone: (301) 677-2455
Email: usarmyfieldbandauditions@army.mil
Web: www.ArmyFieldBand.com/vacancy
https://www.armyfieldband.com/vacancies/alto-2

Employer Profile

THE UNITED STATES ARMY FIELD BAND is the Department of the Army’s premier touring musical representative. Its mission is to develop positive connections on behalf of the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, and the United States through live music and multimedia performances, media, television productions, and emergent technologies. The Field Band has appeared in all fifty states and in more than thirty countries on four continents. The organization’s five performing components, the Concert Band, Soldiers’ Chorus, Jazz Ambassadors, Commercial Music Group, and Six String Soldiers, each tour extensively. Tours include formal public concerts, school assemblies, educational outreach programs, festivals, and radio and television appearances.