Leadership

Dr. Dan Wessler

Artistic Director

Dr Dan

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

carlson

Alex Carlson

President

yasu

Yasu Ichikawa

Assistant Director

Vice President, Music and Performance

rakita

David Rakita

Assistant Director

Executive Vice President

nielsen

Marcus Nielson

Vice President, Membership

savalza

Nate Savalza

 Vice President, Operations

crowe

Courtney Crowe

 Vice President, Marketing

lucas

Lucas Der Mugrdechian

Vice President, Chapter Development

windish

Adam Windish

 Chief Financial Officer

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JJ Garcia

 Secretary

collins

Ryan Collins

 President Emeritus

Music Leadership

gray

Matt Gray

Tenor Section Leader

buss

Joey Buss

Tenor Section Leader

niebrugge

Jackson Niebrugge

Lead Section Leader

rakita

David Rakita

Assistant Director

Lead Section Leader

Jeremy Padrones

Baritone Section Leader

lagos

Will Ajax Lagos

 Visual Coordinator

Bass Section Leader

yasu

Yasu Ichikawa

Assistant Director

Bass Section Leader