Dr. David Schmalenberger recently performed on drumset/percussion with the Minnesota Orchestra,the Florida Orchestra, the Laura Caviani trio, the Steeles, Garrison Keillor, the Daisy Dillman Band,Cantus, cabaret legend Marilyn Maye, Take That Back!, Rebel Fiddle, the Joan Hutton Jazz Project,DAT Trio, and the Childrens Theatre Company. David also recently recorded with vocalist Connie Evingson (鈥淪weet Happy Life鈥�), guitarist David Singley (鈥淕ood Hope鈥�), trumpeter Chuck Lazarus (鈥淟ovejoy鈥� and 鈥淢erry and Bright鈥�), Vicky Mountain and David Martin (鈥淧lay On鈥�), the Laura Caviani trio with Chris Bates (鈥淢ysterious Thelonius鈥� and 鈥淐onfluence鈥�), and the Bill Simenson Jazz Orchestra (鈥淏ig Alpaca鈥�).
David is active as a clinician offering workshops in jazz, percussion, and world music.
Schmalenberger has served as adjudicator/clinician for several jazz festivals, both regionally and nationally. He has also presented scholarly papers and clinics for the Percussive Arts Society, the Society for American Music, the Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the International Association of Jazz Education.
Schmalenberger received his DMA in Percussion Performance and World Music from West Virginia
University, Master of Music Degree in Orchestral Percussion from the University of Michigan, and
Bachelors Degree in Jazz Studies from Capital University. David endorses Paiste cymbals and
Premier drums.