Dr.  Clancy Weeks has been teaching Texas  bands since 1985 when he earned his degree in music theory and composition from  Lamar University, studying with such composers  as William Latham, Merrill Ellis, Robert Culbertson and Paul Holmes along the  way. He has composed and arranged for the wind band medium for over 25 years  (beginning in high school), and has had over two-dozen band works published by  R.B.C. Music and Avalon Press. In  1997 he earned his D.M.A. from the University   of Houston in music  education and conducting, and in the process created a corrected edition of  Gordon Jacob’s William Byrd Suite.  His works have been performed by bands all  over the country—including the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Houston Symphonic  Band, and the Rutgers University Wind Ensemble— and he was contracted to  provide music for the Texas University Interscholastic League Sight-Reading  competition.  His most recent  publication, Cripple   Creek, was performed by the Lone Star Symphonic Band in Houston, TX.

Dr. Weeks has studied conducting  with Gary Sousa (currently the Director of Instrumental Music at the University  of Tennessee), and conducted in workshops under the watchful eyes of such noted  directors as Jerry Junkin, Mallory Thompson, H. Robert Reynolds, Richard Floyd,  Kevin Sedatole, and Larry Rachliff just to name a few.  He has taught band at every level from 6th  grade through high school, 2A through 5A, and has had successful programs at  each of those levels.  Clancy is a member  of Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Educators Association, American  Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), the College Music  Society, Phi Mu Alpha, and Kappa Kappa Psi.   He currently lives in Houston with his wife, Molly, and their son, Leo, and  continues to write for bands.

His  compositional style is decidedly tonal, with an eye towards craftsmanship and  playability, and his works have been commissioned by a growing number of Texas bands. Rhythmic variety—including offset rhythmic  patterns, unusual accents, and multiple meters—is a trademark of his latest  works, while lush and occasionally complex harmonies is a long-time staple.

Lamar University - 1985  B.M, Music Theory and Composition

University of Houston - 1994  M.M., Music Education

University of Houston - 1997  D.M.A, Music Education and Conducting

        Music in Publication

        El   Capitan (arr.)—Published 1994 by RBC Music.

        Wind Rider March—Published  1996 by RBC Music

        Bedevere's Lament—Published  1996 by RBC Music

        Revelwood (commissioned by Orangefield   High School)—Published  1996 by RBC Music

        Perpetual Motion—Published  in 1997 by Avalon Press

        Variation Suite—Published  in 1997 by Avalon Press

        Areopagus—Published  in 1997 by Avalon Press

        Bellerophon’s Ride—Published  in 1997 by Avalon Press

        On Infinity’s Shore—Published  in 1998 by Avalon Press

        Eight Warm-Up Chorales—Published  in 1999 by Avalon Press

        On  the Southern Trail—Published in 2000 by Avalon Press (Recorded by Austin Symphonic Band)

        Three  Kings and a Joker—Published in 2001 by Avalon Press (Recorded by Austin Symphonic Band)

        In  Sheldon Glen—Published in 2001 by Avalon  Press (Recorded by Rutgers   University Wind Ensemble)

        To  Touch the Wind—Published in 2002 by Avalon  Press (Recorded by Austin  Symphonic Band)

        The  Joker’s Revenge (commissioned by C. E. King High School)—Published  in 2002 by Avalon Press

        Washington Fanfare (brass  choir)—performed by the Dallas Wind Symphony brass, and published in 2002 by  Avalon Press

        The  Joker Returns (commissioned by Tarkington Middle School)—Published in 2003 by Avalon Press

        Ants  On Parade (commissioned by Tarkington High School)—Published  in 2003 by Avalon Press

        Where  Heroes Are Forged—Published in 2004 by Avalon Press, and premiered November 12, 2004 by the Houston  Symphonic Band

        Grigsby’s  Bluff (brass choir)—Published in 2004 by Avalon Press

        A  Gaelic Suite (woodwind choir commissioned by North Shore   High School)— Published  in 2004 by Avalon Press

        Cripple  Creek—(performed by the Lone Star Symphonic Band, 2006)—Published in 2007 by Avalon Press

Music available through Avalon Press