Anthony Barfield is an active Composer, Teacher and Audio Engineer.  Mr. Barfield quickly emerged as a composer upon his arrival to New York City.  Recognized for his lyrical writing style, his compositions have been performed throughout the United States and Europe.  As an up and coming Wind Band composer, Mr. Barfield has received commissions from groups such as The University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble and trombonists including Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombonist of the New York Philharmonic.  He made his Carnegie Hall debut at the 2012 New York Wind Band Festival where his work "Here We Rest" was performed.  His work for trombone choir, Reflections (ASCAP), was premiered at the 2008 Alessi Seminar in Fossano, Italy.  He has written works for groups including the University of Scranton Singers, Baldwin Wind Symphony, and the Juilliard Trombone Choir.  Mr. Barfield has studied composition with C.P. First, Avner Dorman, Thomas Cabaniss, and Nils Vigeland.
 

    As a former trombonist, he has performed with numerous groups throughout the Northeast and has performed frequently in venues including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Dizzy's Coca Cola Club, Alice Tully Hall, and the Kennedy Center.  Mr. Barfield is an Audio Engineer at The Juilliard School. Mr. Barfield is formerly a Teaching Artist for Grammy-awardwinning producer Phil Ramone's Children's Orchestra and a member of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra in Philadelphia.  He has performed with, The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon and Friends, Alabama Symphony, Mobile Symphony, and Park Avenue Chamber Symphony.  As a trombonist Mr. Barfield can be heard on recordings including Donnie McClurkin's We Are All One (Live), Demondrae Thurman's Soliloquies with the University Of Alabama Wind Ensemble, Lisa McClendon's Live at The House of Blues, Weston Sprott's Act I, and other commercial albums.



    Mr. Barfield holds degrees in trombone performance from the Juilliard  School and Manhattan School of Music.  Mr. Barfield's primary trombone instructors include Dan Drill, Jay Evans, Joseph Alessi, Per Brevig, and Michael Powell with additional studies with Demondrae Thurman and John Faieta.
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