"When Susan and Andy Tompkins and I founded the Philharmonic, we promised each other that it would avoid becoming a founder-driven institution," Weller said in a statement. "With Andy's death last year and Susan's relocation from Las Vegas to Honolulu, it is now time that I, too, make my exit and allow the Philharmonic to achieve true independence as an orchestra. "

Weller had previously served as music director of Nevada Dance Theatre and was a professor of music at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

He will be a member of the search committee seeking his successor.