Ross Weckesser is currently the Director of Percussion and Assistant Director of Bands at
Kingwood Park High School in Kingwood, Texas. Prior to that, he served as Director of
Percussion at Elkhart High School in Elkhart, Indiana. During that time, the Elkhart Winter
Percussion Ensemble was a three-time Indiana Percussion Association Finals Medalist, and the
2024 Scholastic Concert A State Champion. He was previously a percussion director and band
director for many years in Texas, most notably at A&M Consolidated High School in College
Station, and at Memorial High School and Victoria West High School in Victoria.
Originally from Wheaton, Illinois, he earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from
VanderCook College of Music, and a Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance from
Southern Illinois University.
Mr. Weckesser is a member of the Percussive Arts Society, Texas Music Education Association,
and is an Innovative Percussion education artist.