Anthony Barfield
Anthony Barfield Anthony Barfield, a native of Collinsville, MS, is a Masters student of Dr. Per Brevig at Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Barfield began his trombone studies at the age of 12. He received his BA from The Juilliard School in 2008 as a student of Joseph Alessi. Prior to Juilliard, Mr. Barfield was a student at The University of Alabama while studying with Daniel Drill.
As an active freelancer, he has performed with numerous groups throughout the northeast and has frequently performed in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall.
Mr. Barfield is a member of Mark Gould’s Pink Baby Monster, and Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra. (Philadelphia, PA) He has performed with The Alabama Symphony, Mobile Symphony, and Park Avenue Chamber Symphony. Anthony Barfield, a native of Collinsville, MS, is a Masters student of Dr. Per Brevig at Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Barfield began his trombone studies at the age of 12. He received his BA from The Juilliard School in 2008 as a student of Joseph Alessi. Prior to Juilliard, Mr. Barfield was a student at The University of Alabama while studying with Daniel Drill. As an active freelancer, he has performed with numerous groups throughout the northeast and has frequently performed in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall. Mr. Barfield is a member of Mark Gould’s Pink Baby Monster, and Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra. (Philadelphia, PA) He has performed with The Alabama Symphony, Mobile Symphony, and Park Avenue Chamber Symphony. Mr. Barfield can be heard on Donnie McClurkin’s CD entitled We Are All One (Live), Demondrae Thurman’s CD entitled Soliloquies with The University Of Alabama Wind Ensemble, Lisa McClendon’s CD entitled Live at The House of Blues and others.
Upon arrival to New York City, Mr. Barfield quickly emerged as a composer. Recognized for his extremely lyrical writing style of brass music, his compositions have been premiered and performed throughout the United States and Europe. Mr. Barfield’s trombone choir work Reflections (ASCAP) had its European premiere at the 2008 Alessi Seminar in Fossano, Italy. Trombonists such as Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombonist of The New York Philharmonic, Steven Lange, Assistant Principal Trombonist of The St. Louis Symphony, The Manhattan School of Music Brass Orchestra and others, have commissioned Mr. Barfield. His new work Invisible Light for solo trombone and trombone choir, had its premiere at Eastern Trombone Workshop 2010. He has also written works for chamber groups such as Stentorian Consort The University of Alabama Trombone Choir, and The Juilliard Trombone Choir. Mr. Barfield has worked with composition coaches C.P. First, Avner Dorman, Thomas Cabaniss, and Nils Vigeland.