​Gregory Lindquist has been serving as the instrumental music director at Collegedale Academy since 2011 where he has taught the String Orchestra, Concert Band, Wind Band, Jazz Bands, instrumental wind and percussion ensembles, elementary and middle school bands, as well as private music instruction and 4th grade recorder class. Prior to working for Collegedale Academy, Mr. Lindquist taught music at Fletcher Academy in North Carolina for eight years.

Mr. Lindquist holds a masters degree in music from the University of Tennessee with an emphasis in music education and conducting. He holds a BMUS degree in music education from Andrews University with an emphasis in trumpet and is certified to teach music K-12. Private instructors for Mr. Lindquist have included Dr. Kevin Ford in conducting and Dr. Nathan Warner, Emerson Head and Rick Hammett on trumpet. Mr. Lindquist has also studied cello with Suzanne Sims of the Chattanooga Symphony. He has spent time studying instrument repair under the tutelage of Jonathan Cathell at Consistent-C Winds. He is a member of NAfME and the International Trumpet Guild. He is currently the principal trumpet of The Collegedale Brass Quintet and the East Tennessee Symphony Orchestra.