Emily Salgado

Percussionist Dr. Emily Salgado is active as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, clinician, and adjudicator. Emily has performed and premiered several works with various ensembles such as the National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan, Twin Lakes Duo, and the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. Her current project, Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History, features solos written by female composers dedicated to female percussionist whose careers helped shape the field of percussion into what it is today.

Recently in January 2023, Emily formed Twin Lakes Duo with her friend and colleague Jimmy Stagnitti. The duo plans to tour and perform around the U.S. starting in the upcoming school year.

Along with percussion, Emily has also had various opportunities in the field of conducting. She marched with the drum and bugle corps Carolina Crown based out of Fort Mill, SC where she was the assistant drum major for the 2015 season and the head drum major for her age-out season in 2016.

Dr. Emily Salgado is currently the Assistant Professor of Percussion and Music Technology at Eastern New Mexico University, serves on the Leadership subcommittee for the Diversity Alliance as part of the Percussive Arts Society, and is proudly endorsed by Malletech Inc. and Black Swamp Percussion.