B. M. University of North Texas percussion performance

M. M. New England Conservatory percussion performance

A. D. Duquesne University percussion performance

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Eliseo Rael is an Emmy winning percussionist who has forged a dynamic career of creative collaboration as a chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. 

He is a member of the Pana Percussion Quartet who's performance of the piece "Spiral" earned two Emmys at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Award Ceremony in 2023.  

 

As the percussionist of the ensemble IonSound Project, Eliseo performed in such music series as “The Phoenix Concerts” in New York and “Music in a Great Space” in Pittsburgh.  He has had the opportunity to work closely with composers such as Joan Tower, Jennifer Higdon, David Stock, Michael Gandolfi, and many others.

 

In addition to his work as a chamber musician, Eliseo has also performed with many orchestras including the Pittsburgh Symphony, West Virginia Symphony, and the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra; in Switzerland; performing under such conductors as James Levine, Kurt Massur, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Manfred Honeck. He has performed as a soloist with the Wheeling Symphony's WSO on the Go series.

 

Eliseo is currently the area coordinator of the Percussion Department and Percussion Ensemble Director at Duquesne University. Students he has taught play in orchestras all over the country and have won numerous competitions including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Modern Snare Drum Competition, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania All-state, and have been accepted to some of the country’s top music schools such as New England Conservatory, The Juilliard School, and the Cleveland Institute of Music among others.