Richard Elliott

Richard Elliott

Known for
Acting

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

2022
O Holy Night: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir poster

O Holy Night: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir

Movie · as Organist

2021
20 Years of Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir poster

20 Years of Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir

Movie · as Organist (Archive Footage)

2020
Christmas Day in the Morning poster

Christmas Day in the Morning

Movie · as Organist

2019
Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth poster

Angels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenoweth

Movie · as Organist

2018
A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville poster

A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville

Movie · as Organist

2017
O Come, Little Children poster

O Come, Little Children

Movie · as Organist

2016
Hallelujah! poster

Hallelujah!

Movie · as Organist

2014
Let The Season In poster

Let The Season In

Movie · as Organist

2013
Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square poster

Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square

Movie · as Organist

2012
Once Upon A Christmas Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn poster

Once Upon A Christmas Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn

Movie · as Organist

2011
Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta poster

Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta

Movie · as Organist

2010
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole poster

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole

Movie · as Organist

2009
Ring Christmas Bells poster

Ring Christmas Bells

Movie · as Organist

2008
Rejoice and Be Merry! poster

Rejoice and Be Merry!

Movie · as Organist

2007
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square featuring Sissel poster

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square featuring Sissel

Movie · as Organist

2006
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square featuring Renee Fleming and Claire Bloom poster

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square featuring Renee Fleming and Claire Bloom

Movie · as Organist

2005
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves poster

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves

Movie · as Organist

2004
The Wonder of Christmas featuring Frederica von Stade & Bryn Terfel poster

The Wonder of Christmas featuring Frederica von Stade & Bryn Terfel

Movie · as Organist

2003
Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite poster

Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite

Movie · as Organist

2002
The Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury poster

The Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury

Movie · as Organist