Staff Sergeant Alexus Monroe joined the United States Army Field Band in 2023. A singer from a young age, she attended both the LaVilla School of the Arts and the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, FL. Previously to her appointment at the Field Band, she joined the Army out of high school in 2017 and served at USAG Humphreys in South Korea, the 1-34 Battalion at Fort Jackson, SC, and at Fort Drum, NY as a Human Resources Specialist. During this time, she did on the job training with the 8th Army Band, 282d Army Band, and 10th Mountain Division Band as a featured vocalist. In March of 2022 she attended the United States Army School of Music, graduated, and returned to Fort Jackson as the only 282d Army Band vocalist for that year. In her free time, Staff Sgt. Monroe enjoys being a make-up artist and watching TV with her husband and daughter.
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.