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503:, and he was thinking of returning to the Boston area. He was in Boston working on a movie and visited his old friend Livingston Taylor, who was then on the faculty at Boston's Berklee College of Music. Elliott then learned of a job opening there in the Contemporary Writing and Production Department. He was hardly an academic, yet Elliott had the real-world experience that suited the job perfectly, and he accepted the offer and began teaching at Berklee in 2004. As for his teaching methods, Elliott stated, "I teach them what works with players, how players like to work together, and how instruments work together." After returning to Boston, he soon began working with the Boston Pops Orchestra. Over the years, he has written more than 50 pieces for them including the orchestra's holiday shows and their Gershwin celebration tour. 592:
then fine-tune the show based on what they feel the audience responds to. Changes in a dance routine require the music for that dance to be re-written. Elliott used his same routine here that he used with film β€” studying videos of the action. He worked on nearly half of the music in the final show. He said, "...it's more than just taking the notes and assigning them to an instrument. My work as an orchestrator is about bringing the emotions to life that are there and that are trying to be there." He said, "I felt like I was hired to put the 'American' in
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The production had already been performed in Paris for four months when Elliott was hired to adapt the music to better suit Broadway. "I was brought in to re-do some of the songs in a more theatrical way," Elliott said. In this process, the directors carefully study the audience during preview shows,
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In 1977, at age 26, he returned to L.A., which was his home base while touring as a member of Bonnie Raitt's band for about two years. Between tours he found work making demo recordings for music publishers; this work honed his skillsβ€”enough for Elliott to enter into a select group of elite recording
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At age 42, Elliot formed "The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra", a 19-member band based in Los Angeles. It included some of LA's finest musicians with whom Elliott had become acquainted. The first performance was in 1993 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Taking advantage of a swing dance revival in the
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was coming in style, but Elliott could not imagine himself playing that type of music. He began to focus more on writing and orchestrating, working for free at first, doing musical scores for low-budget films. He developed this skill by teaching himself. He said, "I learned by doing. I learned
278:, where he played clarinet in the school band. Encouraged by director George Doren, Elliott wrote his first orchestrations for the band to play at football game halftimes. Even as a teenager, he liked swing music, and learned to play 552:β€” the Tony nomination was for best orchestration, the Grammy nomination was for Best Musical Theater Album, for which Elliott was co-producer. Next was his orchestration for the 2013 adaptation of 342:. Elliott said, "The show covered many musical styles, including swing, country, and r&b. It was a real education learning how to arrange for these distinct genres on the fly." 289:
In 1969, at age 18, he was invited to come to Los Angeles to perform on a recording by one of his Massachusetts friends, John Compton, who was making his first studio album called
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Elliott began writing for Broadway shows beginning about 2008. One of his original songs, "Bill's Bounce", was featured in the Broadway musical dance revue
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initially, but the orchestra gained stature and acceptance to the point of being featured on film soundtracks and albums of major artists. Examples include
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gradually and serendipitously turned toward orchestration of films, television, and then Broadway musicals. Films that feature Elliott's music include
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At age 42, he formed "The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra", which has performed on movie soundtracks and on record albums for prominent artists.
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keyboardists, that allowed him to focus on studio work and to stop touring. Elliott was booked on sessions to record with artists including
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A break came when some Boston friends, who were working on a movie, asked him if he could write something for it. The film was
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Grisman was credited under the pseudonym "David Diadem." The album also featured steel guitar virtuoso
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Elliott moved back to Boston in the mid 1970s and toured with some popular acts of the day, including
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which later received an Emmy nomination. This album impressed Ita Cahn, the widow of songwriter
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and has been guest conductor for the symphony orchestras of seven major cities.
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He contributed additional orchestrations to the 2011 revival of Broadway's
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In his early 50s, Elliott's work on the west coast declined after
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in 1971. He also played with other California bands, such as
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Elliott, along with co-writer Greg Anthony Rassen, won the
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2012 Grammy Award nominee – Best Musical Theater Album –
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American pianist, bandleader, composer, and orchestrator
113:; October 2, 1951) is an American pianist, bandleader, 1988: 212:. He has written music for Disney's video sequels to 1367: 972: 1429:"Chichester Festival Theatre/Profiles/Bill Elliott" 980:"Anything Goes/Opening Night Playbill/Bill Elliott" 947: 945: 943: 435: 941: 939: 937: 935: 933: 931: 929: 927: 925: 923: 254:As of 2016, Elliott is on the faculty of Boston's 1451: 125:for best orchestration for the Broadway musical, 2262: 1236: 1031: 739: 737: 735: 733: 731: 729: 701: 699: 697: 695: 693: 691: 689: 574:In 2015 Elliott, along with two collaborators, 158:studio musician, recording with artists such as 1705:Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations 1350:"Lithgow Hopes to Make a Big Splash in Concert" 920: 563:Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations 174:, and others. In his 20s he was the pianist in 143:Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations 1936:Jason Michael Webb and David Holcenberg (2022) 1341: 1288: 1007: 1005: 1003: 1001: 870: 868: 866: 582:for his orchestration in the Broadway musical 258:. He has written over 50 arrangements for the 1974: 1689: 1565:"Broadway World/Bill Elliott Theatre Credits" 1557: 1435:. Chichester Festival Theatre. Archived from 1423: 1421: 1323:"John Lithgow/Singin' in the Bathtub/Credits" 1183: 763: 726: 686: 131:. In 2012 he was nominated for both Tony and 1505: 1262: 1156: 1103: 1013:"News from the Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra" 838: 836: 778: 1665: 1477: 1297:"John Lithgow/ Farkle and Friends/Overview" 1276:. 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Allmusic, member of the RhythmOne group 1135: 1129: 900: 833: 599: 506:In 2008, he was the music director for a 441:1990s, the band attracted dancers of the 1582: 894: 804: 1614: 1483: 1457: 1347: 1315: 1111:"Compton & Batteau – In California" 1057: 1039:"Playbill, Nice Work if You Can Get It" 851:. Variety Media (Penske Business Media) 743: 2263: 1162: 951: 705: 615:nominee – Outstanding Orchestration – 307:and produced by bluegrass mandolinist 1962: 1771:Jose Libertella and Luis Stazo (1993) 1677: 1664: 1590:"2015 Tony Award Best Orchestrations" 1539:"Bill Elliott Orchestrator, Composer" 1136:Warburton, Nick (September 1, 2009). 643:winner – Outstanding Orchestration – 1375:"Livingston Taylor/Professor, Voice" 1165:"The Rowan Brothers/Overview/Review" 903:"Bill Elliott Will Honor Artie Shaw" 555:Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella 178:'s band. 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Index

Wayland, Massachusetts
Jazz
musical theater
Hollywood
Broadway
Tony Award
An American in Paris
Grammy
Nice Work if You Can Get It
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations
Bandstand
Los Angeles
Stevie Nicks
Smokey Robinson
Donna Summer
Bette Midler
Bonnie Raitt
pop music
Dick Tracy
Nixon
Contact
Independence Day
Wedding Crashers
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Northern Exposure
Ellen
Gilmore Girls
Berklee College of Music

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