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| | Senior Master Sergeant Robert S. Harrelson | |
Senior Master Sgt. Robert S. Harrelson is a baritone vocalist with the Singing Sergeants, The United States Air Force Band, Washington, D.C. In addition to his performing duties, he is the unit's strategic planning representative and director of operations for the Singing Sergeants. A native of Boiling Springs, N.C., Sergeant Harrelson's career in the Air Force began in July 1998.
A graduate of Gardner-Webb University, Sergeant Harrelson received a Bachelor of Science in biology and history in 1991. While at Gardner-Webb, he was named the outstanding male graduate and won the school's biology award. He attended Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., from 1991-92, where he began work on a Master of Arts in biology. From 1995-97, Sergeant Harrelson attended Indiana University in Bloomington where he pursued a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance.
Sergeant Harrelson has performed in numerous musical theatre roles including performances in "The Fantasticks," "Carousel" and "H.M.S. Pinafore." Opera roles include Sylvio, Guglielmo, Escamillo, and the Music Meister. His voice teachers include Edmund Najera, Roy Samuelsen and Giorgio Tozzi. He has performed with artists such as Sylvia McNair, Frederica von Stade, Tyne Daly, Kurt Ollman, Simon Estes and Juice Newton.
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