Prior to joining The U.S. Army Field Band, Sergeant First Class Selena Maytum was a band director at Loveland High School in Loveland, Colorado and Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Sgt. 1st Class Maytum was a member of the 2008 Japan Touring Cast of Music Motion Theater’s Odyssey, the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, the Southern Indiana Wind Ensemble, and the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. She has performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, ProMusica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Spartanburg Symphony Orchestra, and numerous regional ensembles. Sgt. 1st Class Maytum received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado Boulder, Master of Music degree from Indiana University, and Bachelor of Music Education degree from Furman University. She has taught on the brass staff of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps since 2012 and is a member of the Pentagon Winds woodwind quintet.
The Concert Band, the oldest and largest of The U.S. Army Field Band’s five ensembles, has performed for over 100 million people worldwide since its founding in 1946. This elite 65-member group has toured across all 50 states and 25 countries, performing in venues ranging from the Berlin Philharmonie and Carnegie Hall to state fairs and high school gyms. Often joined by the Soldiers’ Chorus, the band presents marches, overtures, popular and patriotic music, and solos. They’ve collaborated with renowned orchestras like the Boston Pops and Detroit Symphony and participated in presidential inaugurations and diplomatic events, embodying American pride and professionalism in every performance.