Judith Weir

Dame Judith Weir
DBE HonFRSE
Born (1954-05-11) 11 May 1954 (age 70)
Cambridge, England, UK
Occupation
  • Composer
WorksList of compositions
21st Master of the King's Music
In office
22 July 2014 – 22 July 2024
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Preceded byPeter Maxwell Davies
Succeeded byErrollyn Wallen
Websitewww.judithweir.com

Dame Judith Weir DBE HonFRSE (born 11 May 1954[1]) is a British composer. She served as Master of the King's Music from 2014 to 2024. Appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, Weir was the first woman to hold this office.[2]

  1. ^ Alan Blackwood (1991). Music of the world. Prentice-Hall. p. 218. ISBN 978-0135882375. OCLC 25465899.
  2. ^ "Queen's new composer Judith Weir hails 'boss'". heraldscotland. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.