Anthony Washington is a baritone and choral conductor currently pursuing a Master of Music in Choral Conducting at the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music where he serves as an Assistant Conductor of the Yale Camerata. At Yale, he studies with Grete Pedersen, Jeffery Douma, and Stefan Parkman. 

 

Washington has appeared as a conducting fellow in numerous choral festivals, among them the Sarteano Choral Workshop in Italy and the Choral Masterworks Institute at the Eastman School of Music. In 2025, he served as the conducting apprentice for the Berkshire Choral International program in Berlin, Germany under Dr. Marie Bucoy-Calavan. In workshops and masterclasses across the United States and internationally, Washington has worked with renowned conductors including Simon Carrington, Jerry Blackstone, and Anthony Trecek-King, and conducted leading ensembles including Cantus and Voices.

Washington graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Music and Anthropology from Cornell University. While at Cornell, he was named a Merrill Presidential Scholar, inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, and served as a research fellow for the Lisette Project 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 contributions to the Cornell voice and organ programs, respectively.