Sara Dell'Omo

Sara Dell'Omo, mezzo-soprano, is a native of Jacksonville, Texas. She joined "The President’s Own" United State Marine Band in May 2005, becoming the first featured female vocalist in the Marine Band’s 207 year history. As soloist and concert moderator, she performs regularly in the Washington, D.C. area and across the country during the band’s annual concert tour. Prior to joining "The President’s Own", Sara was a member of the U.S. Army Chorale at Ft. Myer in Arlington, VA. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Performance from the University of North Texas in 2001, and is currently pursuing her Master of Music in Performance at George Mason University.

Kevin Bennear

Baritone vocal soloist and narrator Kevin Bennear, of Keyser, West Virginia, joined "The President’s Own" United States Marine Band in January 2000, becoming the third featured vocal soloist since the position was established in 1955. After graduating in 1990 from Elk Garden High School in Elk Garden, West Virginia, he attended Potomac State College in Keyser, and earned a bachelor’s degree in Music from West Virginia University (WVU) in Morgantown, where he studied with Peter Lightfoot. In 1999, he earned a master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Tennessee (UT), in Knoxville, where he studied with George Bitzas.

Kevin has performed with the UT Opera Theatre, WVU Opera Theatre, Theatre West Virginia, and the Knoxville Opera Company, where he played the role of Sharpless in Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with noted soprano Stella Zimbalis of the Metropolitan Opera. He also taught voice as a graduate teaching assistant at UT.

As a member of "The President’s Own" United States Marine Band Kevin has sung for three U.S. Presidents, is a regular performer at the White House State Dinners, and performs for dignitaries and heads of state from all around the world. He has appeared as a soloist along with Toby Keith and Larry Gatlin on a PBS national production entitled "In Performance at the White House", and was the featured soloist on Nightline’s July 4th, 2002 production featuring “The President’s Own”. Bennear’s most memorable performing moment is "Singing the National Anthem on September 11th 2002, one year following the attack on America, as President Bush unfurled the flag over the restored Pentagon".