Biography

SFC Nick Starr is originally from Arlington, Virginia. He studied classical piano, jazz piano, and organ at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA, and was also a performing member and featured soloist in the Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps from 2009 to 2012. After graduating with a degree in music and computer science, he worked as the College’s inaugural staff accompanist and as an active freelance pianist and organist before joining the U.S. Army Band in 2014.
At “Pershing’s Own,” SSG Starr has served as pianist for the U.S. Army Voices and the U.S. Army Chorus. He also regularly performs with the U.S. Army Concert Band and U.S. Army Orchestra, and in a variety of chamber music recitals. Highlights of his career have included performances at the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery of Art, and the White House.