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
Assumed office
22 July 2014
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Preceded byPeter Maxwell Davies
Websitewww.judithweir.com

Dame Judith Weir DBE HonFRSE (born 11 May 1954[1]) is a British composer serving as Master of the King's Music. Appointed in 2014 by Queen Elizabeth II, Weir is 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.