Richard Elliott
Elliott was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He originally planned to become a studio musician and studied organ as part of this goal. After studies at the preparatory division of the Peabody Conservatory and the Catholic University of America, he received a bachelor's degree from the Curtis Institute of Music while also serving as an assistant organist for the Wanamaker Organ. It was while he was a student at Curtis that Elliott joined the LDS Church. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Argentina from 1981 to 1983. Elliott received Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Eastman School of Music, studying under David Craighead. He then became a professor of music at Brigham Young University. He was appointed a Tabernacle organist when Robert Cundick retired in 1991. In addition to accompanying the Tabernacle Choir and giving recitals at Temple Square, Elliott has recorded many organ pieces with various labels and occasionally gives organ recitals at various locations across the United States. Several of Elliott's arrangements for organ have been published, many by Jackman Music.
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- 2022 · O Holy Night: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir as Organist
- 2021 · 20 Years of Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir as Organist (Archive Footage)
- 2020 · Christmas Day in the Morning as Organist
- 2019 · Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth as Organist
- 2018 · A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville as Organist
- 2017 · O Come, Little Children as Organist
- 2016 · Hallelujah! as Organist
- 2014 · Let The Season In as Organist
- 2013 · Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square as Organist
- 2012 · Once Upon A Christmas Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn as Organist
- 2011 · Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta as Organist
- 2010 · The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole as Organist
- 2009 · Ring Christmas Bells as Organist
- 2008 · Rejoice and Be Merry! as Organist
- 2007 · Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square featuring Sissel as Organist
- 2006 · Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square featuring Renee Fleming and Claire Bloom as Organist
- 2005 · Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves as Organist
- 2004 · The Wonder of Christmas featuring Frederica von Stade & Bryn Terfel as Organist
- 2003 · Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite as Organist
- 2002 · The Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury as Organist