September 10, 2017
Cathedral of the Madeleine, at 8pm
Cathedral of the Madeleine, at 8pm
Richard Elliott
Principal Tabernacle Organist, Salt Lake City, UT
Richard Elliott is the Principal Organist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. For the past 26 years he has accompanied the choir on its weekly radio and TV broadcast, “Music and the Spoken Word,” as well as in General Conference, on dozens of CDs and DVDs, and in the choir’s annual Christmas concerts. As accompanist for the Tabernacle Choir he has performed in many of the world’s great halls and appeared on numerous TV and radio programs.
He also has a busy solo career, having given thousands of organ concerts on Temple Square as well as numerous performances in North America, Europe, Israel, and South America. He appears on seven organ CDs and is a published composer and arranger of music organ, choir, and orchestra. Before becoming a Tabernacle organist in 1991, Dr. Elliott was an assistant professor of organ at Brigham Young University, and for several years he served as an assistant organist at the John Wanamaker Department Store (now Macy’s) in Philadelphia, home to the world’s largest functioning pipe organ. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, he received his early musical training at the Peabody Conservatory. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in organ from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and MM and DMA degrees from the Eastman School of Music. His organ teachers have included David Craighead, Dale Krider, William Watkins, and John Weaver. Program
Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
arr. Richard Elliott La Rejouissance (“The Rejoicing”) from Music for the Royal Fireworks Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Sicilienne from Suite, Op. 5 Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Dieu parmi nous (God Among Us) from La Nativité du Seigneur (1935) -Intermission- Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) arr. K. John, J. Guillou Promenade Gnomus Promenade The Old Castle Promenade Tuileries (Children Quarreling at Play) Bydlo Promenade Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle Promenade Limoges: The Market Catacombae: Sepulchrum Romanum Promenade (Cum mortuis in lingua mortua) Baba Yaga (The Hut on Fowl’s Legs) The Great Gate of Kiev |
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