Ronnie Bishop, BM, MA, FAGO – Born and raised in New Jersey, Ronnie is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists (FAGO) and a guest organist at the Tabernacle and Conference Center on Temple Square. She also works as an accompanist in the Music Dance Theatre department at Brigham Young University.

After graduating from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance and Pedagogy, Ronnie continued her studies in organ at Yale University. Then she moved to New York City to work as a classical music archivist at Sony Music Studios, and later as supervisor of copyright at Sony Classical. Her career path then took a sharp turn when she became an investigator for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. While in New York, she also obtained degrees in criminal justice, forensic accounting, and accounting and taxation.

Ronnie met her husband, Rich, at Radio City Music Hall where she played the organ for 80 performances of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes. Ronnie happily became a stay-at-home-mom to their two daughters while still playing the organ regularly as a substitute organist and guest artist at churches throughout the NYC metro area. She was also assistant musical director for a limited-run off-Broadway production of a new musical, “Enchanted April”.

For many years, Ronnie and Rich split their time between New York City and Wallsburg, Utah, but during the Covid pandemic they finally decided to stay in Utah full-time. Since then, Ronnie has found many opportunities to play the organ including as organist for performances by A Voice for Good Choir and the Choral Arts Society of Utah, and as rehearsal accompanist for the multicultural and youth choirs that have sung in General Conference. 

When she isn’t at the organ or piano, Ronnie can be found spending time with her family and pets, reading, or doing work as a bookkeeper, tax preparer, or crochet pattern editor.