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William Moersch

William Moersch is a marimbist, percussionist, recording artist, and educator who has commissioned a substantial body of modern marimba repertoire. He was the first marimbist to receive a National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Fellowship. He is Professor Emeritus of Percussion at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (as of July 15, 2026), where he taught from 1998 to 2024. In 2020, the Percussive Arts Society presented him with its Lifetime Achievement in Education Award.