Tuba Player Staff Sergeant Benjamin St. Pierre of Arlington, Va., joined “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in October 2019.

Staff Sgt. St. Pierre began his musical training on piano at age 8 and on tuba at age 11. After graduating in 2015 from Yorktown High School in Arlington, he earned a bachelor’s degree of music in tuba performance from Rice University in Houston in 2019. His notable instructors included Seth Cook of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra and David Kirk of the Houston Symphony Orchestra.

Prior to joining “The President’s Own,” he taught privately in the Houston and Northern Virginia areas, and made several substitute appearances with the Houston Symphony Orchestra.

Staff Sgt. St. Pierre performs with the Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra at the White House, in the Washington, D.C., area, and across the country during the band’s annual concert tour.