Harold "Hal" Leighton Weller (born July 6, 1941) is an American conductor and music educator.
Formal Conducting studies and mentors include Orien Dalley, and A. Clyde Roller (Interlochen); Robert Fountain, and David Robertson (Oberlin); Haig Yaghjian (Cincinnati Conservatory) and Richard Lert (1964, 1965, 1967; American Symphony Orchestra League; Conductor Institute).
Trumpet teachers and mentors include Paul Blagg (Dayton Philharmonic); Louis Davidson (Oberlin); and Eugene Blee (Cincinnati Symphony).
Among Weller’s numerous accolades include Flagstaff’s Citizen of the Year, 1990 (Presented by the Arizona Daily Sun); Asteroid Weller, named in honor of Harold Weller, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona on October 19, 1994; Gold Baton Award, The Flagstaff Symphony Association, April, 1997; Community Achievement Award in Arts & Entertainment Award, 2003 (Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce); Harold Weller Day proclaimed by Mayor of the City of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman, October 9, 2005; Harold Leighton Weller Day proclaimed by the Mayor of the City of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman, June 30, 2007.
Weller currently resides in Las Vegas and is very active with his Foundation to Assist Young Musicians ("FAYM").