Both diversity and virtuosity are rarely achieved at the level that David Steinquest has attained. As a mallet percussionist with the ability to amaze and dazzle an audience, he performs the most challenging solo and ensemble literature with apparent ease. A noted composer, arranger, clinician, guest lecturer, and educator, he holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Northeast Louisiana University and a Master of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of Michigan.

David's outstanding talents have afforded him countless performance opportunities in the Nashville area including numerous studio sessions, CD recordings, and live symphony orchestra, musical theater, and jazz concerts. He has extensive orchestral experience, having performed with the Monroe Symphony, Greenville Symphony, Arkansas Symphony, Ann Arbor Symphony, Jackson Symphony, and presently with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, including the group's Carnegie Hall debut on September 25, 2000.

In addition to performing, David is an accomplished and prolific composer and arranger with many works published by Studio 4 Music, Pioneer Percussion, and Row-Loff Productions. His works have been performed by the Nashville Symphony percussion section, and have been heard on the PBS children's series "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood". A strong commitment to music education has produced masterclasses, articles, and methods including Life's Little Rudiment Book and
All-Star Warm-Ups.

Steinquest is currently Director of Percussion and Jazz Studies at Austin Peay State University and coordinator of the Mid-South Jazz Festival. He has previously served as a faculty member at Albion College, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the National Music Camp at Interlochen, and was a member of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point.

David performs on Ross Rosewood Marimbas and Xylophones.

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