Andrew Unsworth
Andrew Unsworth is one of three full-time organists at the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, where he participates in the daily recital series on the 206-rank รolian-Skinner organ and accompanies the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (formerly Mormon Tabernacle Choir) on its weekly radio and television broadcast, "Music and the Spoken Word." Dr. Unsworth was raised in Potsdam, New York, in a family of musicians. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance and pedagogy from Brigham Young University and masterโs and doctoral degrees in historical performance practice from Duke University. Prior to his appointment on Temple Square, he served as organist and assistant director of music at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City and as assistant professor of music history and organ at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He has performed throughout the United States and Europe as a soloist and accompanist, including recitals at regional and national conventions of the Organ Historical Society and American Guild of Organists. His solo organ recording, French and German Masterworks, is available on the Raven label. Dr. Unsworth holds the Associateship certificate from the American Guild of Organists, which also awarded him the S. Lewis Elmer Award. He and his wife, Alison, are the parents of five children.
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- 2022 ยทO Holy Night: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choiras Organist
- 2021 ยท20 Years of Christmas With The Tabernacle Choiras Organist (Archive Footage)
- 2020 ยทChristmas Day in the Morningas Organist
- 2019 ยทAngels Among Us: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square featuring Kristin Chenowethas Organist
- 2018 ยทA Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonnevilleas Organist
- 2017 ยทO Come, Little Childrenas Organist
- 2014 ยทLet The Season Inas Organist
- 2013 ยทHome for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Squareas Organist
- 2012 ยทOnce Upon A Christmas Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunnas Organist
- 2011 ยทGlad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuletaas Organist
- 2010 ยทThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Coleas Organist
- 2009 ยทRing Christmas Bellsas Organist