Anthony Washington, originally from Dallas, TX, comes to Yale from Cornell University, where he received a B.A. in music (summa cum laude) and anthropology. While there he was named a Merrill Presidential Scholar and pursued research into Haitian classical music as a Nexus Scholar. Anthony has appeared as a conducting fellow at numerous choral festivals, among them the Sarteano Choral Workshop in Italy and the Choral Masterworks Institute at the Eastman School of Music; he recently served as a conducting apprentice for the 2025 Berkshire Choral International programme in Berlin. In masterclasses across the United States and abroad, Anthony has worked with renowned conductors including Simon Carrington, Jerry Blackstone, and William Weinert, amongst others.
