MSG Charis Strange earned a Master of Music degree and Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Kentucky. She has performed as a soloist with the National Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, and Nashville Symphony Orchestras. She is the winner of the 2005 Palmetto Opera Competition and the 2003 Metropolitan Opera District Encouragement Award. Before joining the Soldiers’ Chorus, MSG Strange taught public school chorus and drama in Columbia, South Carolina. In April 2010, MSG Strange welcomed the arrival of her son, Atticus. She serves as the Soprano section leader.