David Steinquest

David Steinquest

David Steinquest, Professor of Percussion at APSU since 1985, teaches all individual percussion lessons and conducts the Percussion Ensemble and Jazz Combo. He is also coordinator of the Mid-South Jazz Festival. Steinquest previously served as a faculty member at Albion College, the University of Arkansas, and the National Music Camp at Interlochen, and was a member of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Northeast Louisiana University and a Master of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of Michigan.

Steinquest is an active freelance percussionist in the Nashville area, performing frequently with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra including their Carnegie Hall debut and the gala concerts at the opening of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. He served as Acting Assistant Principal Percussionist in the 2005-2006 season. Steinquest is also a studio musician, recording often for Row-Loff Productions, Arrangers’ Publishing Company, and the Nashville String Machine. He is an educational endorser of Ross Mallet Instruments and Vic Firth Sticks and appears frequently as a soloist and clinician. Steinquest has numerous compositions and arrangements published by Row-Loff Productions, Studio 4 Music, and Pioneer Percussion. His works have been performed by the Nashville Symphony percussion section and have been heard on the PBS children’s series “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

Works by David Steinquest

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  • Viennese Musical Clock

    David Steinquest
    Medium Percussion Ensemble
    $40.00
    • Level: Medium/Grade IV
    • Players: 12
    • Length: 3:04
    • State Lists: Texas

    Instrumentation: Bells, Chimes, Xylophone, (2) Vibes, (2) Marimbas (one 5 octave), Snare Drum, Triangle, Tamtam, (2) Suspended Cymbals, Crash Cymbals, Finger Cymbals, (3) Wood Blocks, (5) Temple Blocks, Claves, Cabasa, Ratchet

  • Waltz for Two-Stick Johann

    David Steinquest
    Medium Marimba/Xylo Solo
    • Level: Medium/Grade IV
    • Players: 1

    From The Drummer’s Daily Drill (not sold individually)

    Instrumentation: Mallet Solo

  • We Need A Little Christmas

    David Steinquest
    $50.00
    • Level: Medium/Grade IV
    • Players: 15
    • Length: 2:13

    Instrumentation: Bells, (2) Xylophone, (2) Vibes, (2) Marimbas-one 5.0 oct., Chimes, (3) Timpani, Drum-set, Electric Bass, Suspended Cymbal, Slapstick, Triangle, Sleigh Bells

  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    David Steinquest
    • Level: Medium-Advanced/Grade V
    • Players: 4
    • Length: 1:42

    From Christmas Gig, The (not sold individually)

    Instrumentation: Bells, Vibes, 4 1/3 Octave Marimba, Wood Block, Sizzle Cymbal, Shaker

  • Wild Wood Carol, The

    David Steinquest
    Medium Christmas Ensemble
    $45.00
    • Level: Medium/Grade IV
    • Players: 11
    • Length: 2:29

    Instrumentation: Bells, Crotales (D3-Bb4), Chimes, Xylophone, (2) Marimbas (sharing one 4.0 octave, sharing one 5.0 octave) (2) Vibes, Solo Alto Voice, Bass Guitar (optional)

  • Zen Garden

    David Steinquest
    Medium Concert Ensemble
    $45.00
    • Level: Medium/Grade IV
    • Players: 10
    • Length: 3:52
    • State Lists: New York

    Instrumentation: Bells, Xylophone, Marimba, Vibes, Chimes, Large & Small Gongs, Large & Small Shakers, Large & Small Woodblocks, (4) Glass Bowls (graduated in pitch), (5) Metal Bowls (graduated in pitch), Suspended Cymbal, Congas, Triangle, Bongos, (5) Temple Blocks