In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Dr. Dan Wessler

Living in: Freeport, IL.
Dr. Dan Wessler is currently the Artistic Director of The Westminster Chorus. Dan is also the gold medalist bass singer of 2018 Barbershop Harmony Society quartet champions After Hours and past musical director of The New Tradition Chorus (Northbrook, IL chapter of BHS). Dan's quartet is world-renowned 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 Gun Schools, 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 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.

Groups directed - Westminster Chorus

Member of: After Hours - Bass

Individual Folios

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Dan Wessler : My Little Buttercup

From the classic comedy, Three Amigos, this Dan Wessler rendition captures all the whimsical charm of the song from the film. A perfect vehicle for interaction and audience participation, this chart will add a fun moment to any quartet or chorus set!

Arranger: Dan Wessler | Composer: Randy Newman | Musical: Three Amigos

Dan Wessler : Take On Me

Arranger: Dan Wessler | Composer: Morton Harket

Dan Wessler : This Guy's in Love with You

When Burt Bacharach writes it, everyone wants to to sing it. The lists of artists who have covered This Guy's in Love with You is endless: Herb Alpert had the first Number One hit with it in 1968, and subsequent artists to record it include Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Petula Clark, BJ Thomas, Dusty Springfield, Harry Connick, Jr., Barry Manilow, Regis Philbin (!), She & Him.

Arranger: Dan Wessler | Composer: Burt Bacharach

Dan Wessler : You've Got a Friend in Me

You've Got a Friend in Me, thye wonderful Randy Newman song from Toy Story 2, is a quintessential buddy song. Sing it in a playful, amiable way keeping a pronounced swing throughout the piece. As the melody transfers to the different voice parts, balance the volume so that the melody stays dominant.

Arranger: Dan Wessler | Composer: Randy Newman Performed By: Randy Newman | Musical: Toy Story