Steglich studied flute and timpani at the University of Music in Weimar (Thuringia). He worked for the cabinet for cultural work (Further Straße 50 in Chemnitz / Karl-Marx-Stadt) in Saxony. In this role he tried to establish a workers' orchestra from 1960 onwards. The “Arbeitersinfonieorchester (ASO) Karl-Marx-Stadt” was founded on March 10th, 1961 and existed until June 26th, 1991. Steglich joined as a solo flutist, solo timpanist and composer shortly after founding, worked in the cultural direction and was there until 1991. In the 1960s, from about 1964-65, he was also a flautist in the “Wismut-Blasorchester”. 1967-1984 he was a solo flautist, solo timpanist and composer in the “Sächsisches Sinfonieorchester Karl-Marx-Stadt” (nowadays: „Sächsische Sinfonieorchester Chemnitz e. V.”) and also worked there in the cultural direction. (Rainer Stelle)