
Richard Elliott
Acting
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

2012
Once Upon A Christmas Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn
2012 · movie

2002
The Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury
2002 · movie

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

2014
Let The Season In
2014 · movie

2022
O Holy Night: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir
2022 · movie

2011
Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta
2011 · movie

2008
Rejoice and Be Merry!
2008 · movie

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

2016
Hallelujah!
2016 · movie

2009
Ring Christmas Bells
2009 · movie

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

2010
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole
2010 · movie

2020
Christmas Day in the Morning
2020 · movie

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

2017
O Come, Little Children
2017 · movie

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

2021
20 Years of Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir
2021 · movie

2003
Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite
2003 · movie

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

2018
A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville
2018 · movie