Staff Sergeant Christian Teague is a native Texan. Before joining the Soldiers’ Chorus in 2019, he served as Director of Worship Arts at Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church in Ft. Worth, Texas and performed with the Dallas Opera. While working with The Dallas Opera from 2012 to 2019, Staff Sgt. Teague performed for more than 8,000 children in 150 performances of “Pepito,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “The Bremen Town Musicians,” and “The Elixir of Love” as an Educating Artist throughout North Texas. Staff Sgt. Teague also performed principal, comprimario, and chorus roles in over 80 mainstage performances with the Dallas Opera, including “Aida,” “Turandot,” “The Barber of Seville,” “Carmen,” “The Marriage of Figaro,” “Salome,” “Everest,” “La Bohéme,” “Iolanta,” “Tosca,” “Manon,” “Samson et Dalila,” “La Traviata,” “Don Giovanni,” “Flying Dutchman,” and “Manon Lescot.” He attended The American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria and with Maestro Alexander Rom.
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.