Daniel Hassler

Coordinator of Enrollment Management and Student Services

B.A. (music education and music theory/composition), The Master’s College

Among Daniel's principal responsibilities is facilitating communication between prospective students and the School of Music. In addition, he organizes and oversees all application and audition procedures for the School. Prior to his current appointment, he was a graduate student in Historical Musicology at the University of Illinois. Daniel’s musical interests lie primarily in modern American music of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries, and he is currently completing his thesis examining three generations of Jewish-American musical response to the Holocaust. He lives in Champaign with his wife Desirée, a doctoral candidate in Vocal Performance and Literature, and their two sons, Jackson and Samuel. Dan's office is located in room 3022 of the Music Building, 1114 W. Nevada, and he may be contacted by e-mail or at 217/333-3716.