Effective August 18, 2025, Professor Daniel Grabois will serve as Interim Associate Director of the School of Music and Interim Director of Undergraduate Studies through the end of the 2025-26 academic year.

The Associate Director position serves on the School of Music leadership team for the School of Music, advises the Director on a wide range of matters related to the operational and strategic direction of the school, and assists the Director with development and external relations as needed.

The Director of Undergraduate Studies administers faculty-approved policies for undergraduate programs at the school, uses the School of Music Strategic Plan in guiding direction for undergraduate programs, assures concordance among UW–Madison, the College of Letters and Science, and School of Music undergraduate policy, and coordinates implementation of curriculum in all School of Music undergraduate programs.

“I’m excited for this opportunity to serve the department and our students,” Grabois said.

Grabois is Professor of Horn at the School of Music, where he plays with the Wisconsin Brass Quintet, a faculty ensemble-in-residence, and teaches a studio of undergraduate and graduate students. Other responsibilities include conducting the UW Horn Choir, which Grabois refashions each spring into Twisted Metal, a French horn rock band playing songs arranged by the students in the horn studio. At UW–Madison, he serves as curator of the interdisciplinary series SoundWaves, which he founded in 2011.