Mr. William Moersch Is internationally renowned as a marimba-virtuoso, chamber and symphonic percussionist, recording artist, and educator. He has appeared as soloist with symphonic orchestras and in recital throughout N&S America, Europe, the far East, and Australia. He is a regular featured artist at International percussion festivals. He is perhaps best known for his solo compact disc "The Modern Marimba" and for commissioning over the past 20 years much of the prominent modern American repertoire for solo-marimba.



Mr Moersch is professor and director of percussion studies at the University of Illinois. He also created graduate degree programs in marimba performance at Peabody Conservatory and Rutgers University and has presented master classes throughout the world.



Currently , he is a principal timpanist/percussionist of Sinfonia da Camera and principal percussionist of the Bard Music festival. He has performed as free-lance musician with several chamber and Symphony orchestras and as a featured soloist on numerous motion pictures soundtracks.



William Moersch is an artist endorser for Pearl/Adams, SABIAN, Innovative percussion and black Swamp percussion.