Serge MOCHE

Serge MOCHE

BIOGRAPHY

A native of Northern France, Serge MOCHE (1953-2007) took his first prize in percussion and prize of excellence in music theory at the Valenciennes and Lille conservatoires. He then studied at the Paris CNSM under Jacques DELECLUSE, securing a second prize in percussion in 1977.
Thanks to his talent and skill, as early as 1972 he performed with such prestigious orchestras as the ORTF Orchestra, the Phillarmonique de Lille, the Opéra de Lille, the Concerts Pasdeloup, etc. In October 1977, he joined the Orchestre National de Lorraine as first percussionnist. Also a percussion teacher at the conservatoire of Maizières-le-Metz, he co-founded the «Chiokerly» Quartet in which he held for over twenty years the position of marimbist.