Judith Weir Judith Weir Judith Weir (born 11 May 1954) is a British composer and Master of the Queen's Music. Weir was born in Cambridge, England, to Scottish parents. She studied with Sir John Tavener whilst at school (North London Collegiate School) and subsequently with Robin Holloway at King's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1976. Her music often draws on sources from medieval history, as well as the traditional stories and music of her parents' homeland, Scotland. Although she has achieved international recognition for her orchestral and chamber works, Weir is best known for her operas and theatrical works. From 1995 to 2000,
Weir, Kansas Weir, Kansas Weir is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 686. Weir was founded in 1872. It is named after landowner T. M. Weir, who donated forty acres as a townsite. The first post office in Weir was established in 1875. Zinc has been mined at Weir since the town's beginning. Weir was also one of the first locations in Kansas where coal was mined commercially. In 1899, more than 200 African-American miners traveled here from Pana, Illinois, after being attacked by white union members in what was called