Laura Ellis is a Professor in the School of Music at the University of Florida, where she teaches carillon, organ, and harpsichord. She is often found atop UF’s iconic Century Tower performing on the institution’s 61-bell carillon.

Her performance “sparkles” in her most recent recording: Jubilant Bells: Carillon Music of Alice Gomez. Accolades for her organ recording Music from the Testaments Old and New, recorded on UF’s Andrew Anderson Memorial Pipe Organ, include “plays brilliantly” and performs “with insight and expressive control.” 

Ellis holds the DMA degree in organ performance and the MM in church music from the University of Kansas, where she studied carillon with Bert Gerken and organ with James Higdon. Originally from southern Minnesota, Ellis received a BA in music from Luther College in Decorah, IA, where she studied organ with William Kuhlman. A carillonneur member of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA), Ellis is currently chair of the Music Publications committee and served as the organization’s president from 2021-2023.