Eleri Beal (she/her) is a composer, conductor, cellist, and artist from Wisconsin who studies at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater completing her degrees in Music Theory Composition and Graphic Design. As a composer, she has written works for various ensembles. Her first string quartet, “and otherwise” won first prize in the 2023 Wisconsin Alliance for Composers (WAC) contest and was performed at the 2024 WAC New Music Festival. Other works include “Waterwheel” performed by the UWW Cello Ensemble and “The Wayfarer” played by the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra during their 2023-24 School Day Concert series.

As a conductor, she is completing the Conducting Certificate also at UWW and has conducted various ensembles. She has been a guest conductor with the Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra since their 2023 season.

As a cellist, Eleri plays in a wide range of ensembles such as the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra, the Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra, the Blue Moon Klezmer Band, the UWW Symphony and Chamber orchestras, UW-Whitewater’s Chancellor’s Quartet, and Baroque Ensemble.

As an artist, she is an avid photographer, illustrator, and graphic designer, which encompasses a range of projects; stand-alone pieces, portraits, custom logos, signage, and tattoo designs. Eleri has also painted portraits that were a part of the set design for the production of “Ruddigore” for the Bartell Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin.