Dr. Nathan Hesselink, B.Mus. (Northwestern), M.A. (Mich.), Ph.D.
(Lond.S.O.A.S.)
Associate Professor, Ethnomusicology

Office: 604.827.3259, Room: Old Aud 206b
Email: n.hesselink(at)ubc.ca
Website: www.myspace.com/NathanHesselink

Nathan Hesselink is a researcher-performer of South Korean percussion traditions. He received his Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from the University of London, SOAS, and was a postdoctoral research fellow in Korean studies at the University of California, Berkeley. 

His publications include Contemporary Directions: Korean Folk Music Engaging the Twentieth Century and Beyond (ed., University of California, 2001) and P'ungmul: South Korean Drumming and Dance (University of Chicago, 2006, winner of the 2008 Lee Hye-gu Award), as well as articles in Ethnomusicology, Asian Music, World of Music,Yearbook for Traditional Music, British Journal of Ethnomusicology, Tongyang Umak, Journal of Musicological Research, and others. Former President of the Association for Korean Music Research, he has received grants from Fulbright, FLAS, The Korea Foundation, and The Ouseley Memorial Trust.