Wes Khurana

Biography

Wes Khurana is a PhD candidate in music theory at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Ryan McClelland. Wes’s research focuses on form and corpus studies in popular music. Before beginning his graduate studies, Wes worked as a musician, recording engineer, and sound designer. He has presented his research at conferences including the Society for Music Theory and Music Theory Midwest. Wes holds a Bachelor of Music in performance (violin) and a Master of Arts in Music Theory from the University of Toronto, as well as an Audio Production Diploma from the Harris Institute for the Arts. Wes’s research has been supported by the Ontario Graduate Scholarship and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. He also served on the University of Toronto’s Music Graduate Students’ Association (MGSA) as Secretary (2020–21) and Treasurer (2021–23).