Master Sergeant Timothy Coombs, originally from New Jersey, joined the Soldiers’ Chorus in 2014. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Westminster Choir College. While at Westminster, he studied voice with Marvin Keenze and sang in the world-renowned Symphonic Choir and Westminster Choir. Master Sgt. Coombs has performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and The Lucerne Festival Orchestra. He has appeared in opera productions with Spoleto Festival USA, Bard Summerscape, and Opera Philadelphia. Additionally, he has sung with Kinnara Ensemble, Fuma Sacra, Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Cathedra, and The Crossing. When not singing in the Soldiers’ Chorus, Master Sgt. Coombs is also a Tenor at the Washington National Cathedral and The Basilica of the National Shrine.
The Soldiers’ Chorus, founded in 1957, is the vocal complement of The United States Army Field Band of Washington, DC. The 24-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 Musical Ambassadors of the Army. The chorus has performed in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, India, the Far East, and throughout Europe, entertaining audiences of all ages.
The immense talent of Soldiers’ Chorus personnel provide the ensemble with unique flexibility, and in addition to presenting selections from the vast choral repertoire, each member of the ensemble is an accomplished soloist in their own right. Performances often include the music of Broadway, barbershop quartet, Americana, as well as Pop, Rock, and R&B. Critics have acclaimed recent appearances with the Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Pops, and the Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Nashville, and National symphony orchestras, giving the chorus a nationwide reputation for musical excellence and inspiring patriotism.
Other notable performances include four World Fairs, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Kennedy Center Honors Programs, the rededication of the Statue of Liberty, the 100th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park, PBS’s annual National Memorial Day Concert, and the state funerals of Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter.