News & Events

April, 2025

Accepted to the Manhattan School of Music with the

Presidential Merit Scholarship

August, 2024

ISME World Conference at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland

Attended the International Society for Music Education World Conference, joining educators and performers from around the world for discussions on arts accessibility, cultural preservation, and evolving models of music education.

July, 2024

Conducting the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra in Zlín, Czechia

Selected as a conducting fellow at the Zlín International Conducting Institute. Worked closely with Maestro Kirk Trevor and Diane Wittry in rehearsals and live performance of classical and contemporary repertoire with the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic.

June, 2024

Premieres and performances at the Mostly Modern Festival in Saratoga Springs, NY

Participated in the Mostly Modern Festival as both composer and conductor. Premiered original works for mixed chamber ensemble and led rehearsals and performances of contemporary vocal and instrumental repertoire with festival musicians.

March 20, 2024

Eli receives Emory University’s

Louis B. Sudler Prize in the Arts

The Unifying Principles of Performance and Compositional Intent

Honors Thesis Presentation and Recital — Emory University College of Arts and Sciences

March 1st at 1pm — Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Hall

1700 N Decatur Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322

Preview highlights of this recital’s programmed seven original compositions, more than forty member student-led orchestra, and Bernstein's clarinet sonata

This program is made possible with support from the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation, Emory Arts, the John H. Gordon Stipe Society, the Emory Friends of Music, and the Department of Music at Emory University