Overview
The United States Navy Band announces an immediate vacancy for Percussionist in the Concert and Ceremonial Band. The audition will take place over two days, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 27-28, 2025 at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Applications must be submitted by Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
Located on the historic Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., the Navy’s premier concert/ceremonial band consists of 90 world-class musicians who rotate between concert and ceremonial duties. For nearly 100 years, the Concert Band has performed marches, patriotic selections, orchestral transcriptions, and modern wind ensemble repertoire on national tours, public concerts, and educational
conferences. The Ceremonial Band performs music at official military and government functions as well as other special events, including ceremonies at the White House, Pentagon, and Arlington National Cemetery.
Starting salary for a new member of the U.S. Navy Band is $79,612 – $86,416.
Other benefits:
– Student loan repayment up to $65,000
– Full medical coverage for members and their dependents
– Education benefits including tuition assistance and G.I. Bill
– Blended pension and partial 401(k) match retirement plan
– 30 days paid vacation annually
Those selected for positions in the U.S. Navy Band are advanced to the paygrade of E-6 (Musician 1st Class) following recruit training, under a contract for permanent assignment to the U.S. Navy Band, Washington, D.C.
All applicants must be aged 18 to 41 and otherwise qualified for service in the U.S. Navy.
About United States Navy Band
The United States Navy Band is the premier musical organization of the U.S. Navy. Comprised of six primary performing groups as well as a host of smaller ensembles, "The World's Finest" is capable of playing any style of music in any setting.
Since its inception in 1925, the Navy Band has been entertaining audiences and supporting the Navy with some of the best musicians in the country. From national concert tours to presidential inaugurals to memorial services at Arlington National Cemetery, the Navy Band proudly represents the men and women of the largest, most versatile, most capable naval force on the planet today: America's Navy.
One hundred seventy enlisted musicians, recruited from the finest music schools and professional musical organizations, perform over 270 public concerts and 1,300 ceremonies each year. In addition to their demanding performance and rehearsal schedules, band members are responsible for the daily administration of the organization, including operations, public affairs, a large music library, information systems and supply. As the Navy's musical ambassadors, band members maintain the highest standards of appearance, military bearing and physical fitness.
The Navy Band is dedicated to the education of younger musicians. The Music in the Schools program features band members presenting clinics, master classes and recitals at local schools. Every spring, the Concert Band hosts their annual Young Artist Solo Competition. Finally, the band's annual International Saxophone Symposium proudly boasts one of the largest audiences in the U.S. for an event of its kind.
The United States Navy Band, nationally and internationally, stands for musical and military excellence. Whether performing at Carnegie Hall, the White House or a rural civic auditorium; sharing the stage with Ernest Borgnine, Itzhak Perlman, Branford Marsalis or Vince Gill; or appearing on television programs like "Today," "Meet the Press" and "Good Morning America" and in films like "Clear and Present Danger," the United States Navy Band is constantly reaffirming why they are "The World's Finest."
