Chris Zerges

Assistant Band Director

Chris Zerges graduated from Moeller in 1983. He participated in virtually every aspect of the Moeller music program while in school and was given the Louis Armstrong Award in his senior year. Chris continued his education at the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music. While there, he majored in percussion performance and studied under the world renowned “Percussion Group”. After college he was hired by the Danny Morgan Band and performed throughout the United States. Chris appears on one of Danny’s albums with Craig Fuller and Sam Clayton of the Band “Little Feat” as well as Grammy Award winner Mike Reid. Throughout the 80’s and 90’s Chris kept his close ties with Moeller by teaching the percussion students and coaching ensembles. In the fall of 2001 he made the decision to return to the conservatory to receive his teaching certification. The summer of 2005 Chris joined the Moeller Music Education team as the assistant to Bob Browning. This year 06-07, along with Jim Balbach, Chris is adding guitar lab to his schedule He looks forward to adding his individual talents to an already strong music department