Elliot Del Borgo holds a B.S. degree from the State University of New York, an Ed.M. degree from Temple University, and a M.M. degree from the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, where he studied theory and composition with Vincent Persichetti, violin with Morris Shostock, and trumpet with Gilbert Johnson.  In 1973 he was granted the doctoral equivalency by the State University of New York and was elected to the American Bandmasters Association in 1993.

Mr. Del Borgo taught instrumental music in the Philadelphia Public Schools and was Professor of Music at the Crane School of Music, where he held teaching and administrative positions from 1966 to 1995.  An award-winning member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), he is a frequent consultant, clinician, lecturer, and adjudicator and is a widely known conductor of bands and orchestras.  He maintains a schedule of writing commissioned works for school and civic performing groups worldwide.