Hari Khalsa is pursuing his DMA Degree in cello Performance and Literature at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where he studies with Daniel McDonough and Denise Djokic.  He has varied performance experience having played in numerous recitals, masterclasses, and being a prizewinner in the Doug Davis Composition and Performance competition.  Additionally, Hari is an avid teacher having received a minor in Suzuki pedagogy from the Cleveland Institute of Music and currently maintains a private studio.