Roy L. Belfield, Jr.

Roy L. Belfield, Jr., a native of Petersburg, Virginia, began his undergraduate studies in Music at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Masters’ degrees in Music Education and Organ Performance from Florida State University in Tallahassee, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Additional studies in vocal pedagogy have been at the University of Alabama. As an educator, Dr. Belfield has taught students from preschool to college. As a church musician, he has served six denominations in Virginia, Georgia, Florida, California, Missouri, and Alabama. As composer and arranger, Belfield has written works for chorus, voice and piano, and organ. His choral compositions are published by Mark Foster, a division of Shawnee Press, GIA Publications, and MorningStar Music.

Although he performs a variety of music, Belfield continues to champion the works of black composers. His articles have been published in The American Organist and the Choral Journal. Dr. Belfield is currently Assistant Professor of Music and Assistant Director of Choral Studies at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. At Winston-Salem State, he teaches Music Theory, Choral Arranging, and accompanies the Winston-Salem State University Choir. He also serves as director of the University Men’s Ensemble. Belfield served on the faculty at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama before coming to Winston-Salem State University. He frequently serves as choral clinician, guest conductor, organist, and accompanist across the country. He continues to accept choral commissions for school and professional chorus and for special church celebrations. Dr. Belfield holds memberships with the American Choral Directors Association, the American Guild of Organists, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Dr. Belfied can be contacted at: belfieldrl@wssu.edu