Staff Sergeant Marie Marquis is originally from Fulton, Mississippi. Prior to joining the Soldiers’ Chorus in 2024, Staff Sgt. Marquis was a finalist in the 2024 Lyndon Woodside Oratorio Solo Competition, a national finalist in the 2022 National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards Competition, an Encouragement Award winner in the 2020 Camille Coloratura Awards, and a winner in the Joy In Singing Debut Artist Awards. She continues to perform as a soloist, chamber musician, and choral singer in the Washington D.C. area. Staff Sgt. Marquis holds a Master’s degree in Vocal Arts from Bard College and Bachelor’s degrees in Music and in French from Peabody Conservatory and Johns Hopkins University, respectively.
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.