Dr. Dan Wessler
Artistic Director
Dr. Dan Wessler
Director
A native of Peoria, IL, Dan Wessler is currently the Artistic Director of The Westminster Chorus. Dan is also the gold medalist bass singer of 2018 quartet champions After Hours and past musical director for The New Tradition Chorus (Northbrook, IL chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society). Dan's quartet is world-renown as one of the most virtuosic to ever cross the competition stage, and they currently hold the record for highest score ever achieved in quartet competition with a 94.7%.
Dan is a sought after clinician and coach in the Barbershop Harmony Society, teaching at Top Guns, Harmony Colleges, and at Harmony University throughout the year. He's also a prolific arranger, creating contestable and general show arrangements for choruses and quartets at all levels and voice/gender classifications. Dan is also a certified Music judge in the Barbershop Harmony Society's Contest & Judging program. Dan currently holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Bradley University, a Master’s Degree in Choral Conducting from Western Illinois University, and has a DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Board Members
Alex Carlson
President
Yasu Ichikawa
Assistant Director
Vice President, Music and Performance
David Rakita
Assistant Director
Executive Vice President
Marcus Nielson
Vice President, Membership
Nate Savalza
Vice President, Operations
Courtney Crowe
Vice President, Marketing
Lucas Der Mugrdechian
Vice President, Chapter Development
Adam Windish
Chief Financial Officer
JJ Garcia
Secretary
Ryan Collins
President Emeritus
Music Leadership
Matt Gray
Tenor Section Leader
Joey Buss
Tenor Section Leader
Jackson Niebrugge
Lead Section Leader
David Rakita
Assistant Director
Lead Section Leader
Jeremy Padrones
Baritone Section Leader
Will Ajax Lagos
Visual Coordinator
Bass Section Leader
Yasu Ichikawa
Assistant Director
Bass Section Leader