Thomas C. Duffy, DMA (born June 17, 1955) is Professor (adjunct) of Music and the Director of Bands at Yale University.
[1] Duffy received his Bachelor of Science in Music Education (magna cum laude) and Master of Music in Composition from the University of Connecticut, and his Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition from Cornell University, where he studied with Karel Husa and Steven Stucky.
He has taught music courses at the Hartford Conservatory, the University of Connecticut, the Auburn Maximum Security Correctional Facility, Cornell, and Yale.
Duffy served as President of the College Band Directors National Association from 2009 to 2011.
In 2019, Duffy wrote a piece called "Power and Light" for two banks in Williamsville, New York.