Member
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Website:
https://taylorbrownfield.com/
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Early Music Skills & Interests
Conductor, Fortepiano, Harpsichord, Percussion, Voice - Bass
Early Music Affiliations
Advocate, Conductor, Educator, Music Librarian, Performer, Student
Biography
Taylor Brownfield is a conductor and percussionist currently pursuing a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting at Louisiana State University, where he studies with Professor Scott Terrell. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance from LSU in 2021, studying with Dr. Brett Dietz.
Following his undergraduate studies, Brownfield enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served on active duty as a percussionist with the Marine Forces Reserve Band in New Orleans, Louisiana, from 2022 to 2025. He has since served as Assistant Conductor of the Rapides Symphony Orchestra and New Orleans Civic Symphony. As a percussionist, he has performed with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and Oklahoma Baroque Orchestra. Most recently, Brownfield participated in the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute in Toronto, Canada, and the Sofia Arts and Music Festival Conducting Academy. Brownfield has been selected as a council member of Early Music America’s Emerging Professional Leadership Council.
Brownfield has participated in numerous orchestral conducting masterclasses and academies, studying with conductors including Simeon Pironkoff, Martin Åkerwall, and Donald Schleicher. His conducting experience includes work with the United States Marine Forces Reserve Band, Louisiana Youth Orchestra, Camerata Belgrade Chamber Orchestra in Serbia, San Francisco Philharmonic, New Orleans Civic Symphony, LSU Symphony and Concert Orchestras, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, and Sofia Philharmonic in Bulgaria.
Brownfield’s musical interests span the orchestral repertoire, with a particular emphasis on historically informed performance and the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic styles. As both a conductor and percussionist, he is interested in connecting historical research and performance practice with both period and modern orchestral ensembles.
