Emmanuel Séjourné

Emmanuel Séjourné was born July 16th, 1961 in Limoges ( France). After classical music studies at the National Conservatory of Strasbourg (piano, violin, music history, and analysis), he was introduced by Jean Batigne, Director and Founder of the Percussions de Strasbourg, to the world of percussion, particularly in contemporary and improvised music. After studying percussion, he specializes in keyboards percussion: vibraphone and marimba. Since 1981, he has been active both as composer and a performer.