Naz students compose for Elio Motors
School of Music Associate Professor Nancy Strelau reached out to the new automaker and developed a competition for Nazareth students to create musical scores for two Elio car commercials. Students from the music, physical therapy, art, and business departments competed.
Car Tunes
Entries and Finalists
Compositions by Jacob Brooks '18 (music business major), Kyle Bronson '19 (physical therapy major), and David DiPrimo '19, (visual communication design major) were chosen as the winners.
"Today's students, they etch their own way, and Elio is trying to do the same thing. So the tie-in between the student body and Elio motors is a good tie-in."
— Jerome Vassallo, VP of sales, Elio Motors
Elio at Naz
Student Spotlight
"I want to be doing (music) production. So this is really a direct way for me to get involved with that."
— Lincoln All '19, music business
What's an Elio?
- 3 wheels (2 in front and 1 in back)
- 2 seats (passenger behind the driver)
- 84 mpg expected
- 8-gallon fuel tank
- $6,800 projected retail price
- 46,000+ customers on the waiting list