David B. Weiller

David B. Weiller has served as Director of Choral Studies at UNLV since 1984. Under his leadership, the university choral ensembles have established an outstanding reputation for vibrant performances. UNLV choirs have appeared by invitation at western division conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), as well as state music educator conferences in Nevada, California and Utah. Weiller currently conducts the University Concert Singers and Chamber Chorale. He teaches related courses in choral conducting, literature and pedagogy, and he plays an active role in furthering quality choral performances throughout the school district and community.

Weiller is a past recipient of the UNLV William Morris Award for Excellence in Teaching and the UNLV Alumni Association's Distinguished Faculty Award. He has appeared as a guest conductor of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and the Nevada Symphony Orchestra in major works for chorus and orchestra. He is a principal conductor for the College Light Opera Company at Highfield Theatre on Cape Cod, one of the most respected educational theatre companies in the country, where he specializes in Viennese and early American operetta.

He holds an A.B. degree in music from Occidental College in Los Angeles and the M.M. degree in choral music from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Additional intensive studies took place at California State University, Fullerton; the Oregon Bach Festival; Westminster Choir College, the University of Oklahoma; the University of Nevada-Reno and Carnegie Mellon University.

David B. Weiller