"David is an experienced performer and composer who is at the forefront of percussion education. Those who have played his music and those who have read his enthusiastic contributions to the NAPT Newsletter will be aware of his commitment to the development of percussion playing in general and to tuned percussion in particular."

"Ask any young percussionist what their first "real" tuned pieces were with a proper piano accompaniment and they're bound to mention David Hext." "....real music with shape and colour together with an interesting piano part which lift any performance and any performer."