David Collier is a professor of percussion and the associate director of the
Illinois State University School of Music. He is principal timpanist with the
Illinois Symphony Orchestra, the
Peoria Symphony Orchestra and the
Heartland Festival Orchestra and has performed with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Celtic Woman, Mannheim Steamroller, Tony Bennett, Marvin Hamlisch, Joel Grey, Mitzi Gaynor, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mathis, Petula Clark, Tommy Tune, Roger Williams, Shirley Jones and Bobby Vinton. Dr. Collier received his Bachelor of Music from
Florida State University, his Master of Music from
Indiana University and his doctorate in percussion performance and electronic music from the
University of Illinois. He is a
Yamaha Performing Artist and an artist/clinician for Sabian, Innovative Percussion, Grover Pro Percussion, Evans Drumheads and Latin Percussion.
