Anthony Washington is a baritone and choral conductor beginning a Master of Music in Choral Conducting at the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music in Fall 2025 where he will serve as Assistant Conductor to the Yale Camerata.

 

Washington has appeared as a conducting fellow in numerous choral festivals including the Sarteano Choral Workshop in Sarteano, Italy and the Choral Masterworks Institute at the Eastman School of Music. This summer he will serve as a conducting apprentice for the 2025 Berkshire Choral International program in Berlin, Germany under Dr. Marie Bucoy-Calavan. In workshops and masterclasses across the United States and internationally, he has worked with renowned conductors including Simon Carrington, Jerry Blackstone, William Weinert, Tony Thornton, Deanna Joseph, Daniel Bara, amongst others. 

Washington holds a B.A. in Music (summa cum laude) and Anthropology from Cornell University, with Distinction in All Subjects. While at Cornell,  he was named a Merrill Presidential Scholar, inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society for academic achievement, and conducted musicological research as a Nexus Scholar. Along with these honors, Washington was awarded both the Barbara Troxell Vocal Award and the John James Blackmore Scholarship for his excellent contributions to the Cornell voice and organ programs, respectively.