Applauded by critics and audiences for his unique blend of powerful virtuosity, beautiful tone, and natural musicianship, Elliot Frank is a frequent guest performer and teacher at guitar festivals, as concerto soloist and on concert series throughout the Americas and Europe. Most recently he has appeared at the Appalachian Guitar Festival, El Llanto de la Guitarra International Guitar Festival in Ragusa,  Sicily, Tiempo de Guitarras at the Palazzo Francica Nava in Siracusa, Sicily, Tidewater Classic Guitar,  the Florida Guitar Festival, the Utah Classical Guitar Society, Great Guitarists at Stetson, as concerto soloist with the McClean Orchestra, and at the Queens University Guitar Symposium, the Southwest Guitar Symposium in San Antonio, and the Columbus State University Guitar Symposium. Other highlights include performances for the Mediterranean Guitar Festival in Cervo, Italy, the Sea and Guitars Festival in Vrsar, Croatia, the inaugural Encuentro Internacional de Guitarra Villa Caletas in Herradura, Costa Rica, Sauble Beach Festival of the Classic Guitar in Sauble Beach, Ontario and at the Sixth Guitar Festival of the Dominican Republic. He has also been a featured performer at the 2006 Guitar Foundation of America Festival, the Appalachian Guitar Fest, the Alexandria Guitar Festival, the Festival Lachine in Montreal, Canada, and at the 2003 Southwest Guitar Festival in San Antonio. He has also performed for the North Carolina Bach Festival, and the Tennessee Guitar Festival. His first compact disc, South American Guitar Music, has been praised as being “eloquent” and “delightful.”  An aficionado of guitar music of Hispanic cultures, he has performed lecture/recitals pertaining to the music of Antonio Lauro for the Guitar Foundation of America at international festivals in Pasadena and New Orleans. He has premiered a number of works for guitar including Concerto da Camera for guitar and chamber orchestra by Mark Taggart and the E Sonata by Andrew Zohn.

Elliot Frank is also a prizewinner in national and international competitions including the Concurso Internacional de la Casa de España in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Elliot Frank was selected to initiate the guitar studies program for East Carolina University where he has held the title of Professor of Guitar for the past 35 years. He retired from college teaching this year but  continues to maintain an active concert schedule. His students and alumni, continue to distinguish themselves with an impressive array of first prizes in national and international competitions, on the concert stage, and they hold teaching positions at universities across the United States. Elliot Frank is the founder and artistic director of the ECU Summer Guitar Festival, one of the most well-known events and well-loved events of the summer for the past 27 years.