# Steven Schick

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**Steven Schick** (born May 8, 1954[1]) is a [percussionist](/source/Percussion) and conductor from the [United States](/source/United_States), specializing in [contemporary classical music](/source/Contemporary_classical_music). He teaches at the [University of California, San Diego](/source/University_of_California,_San_Diego) and was the music director and conductor of the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra from 2007 to 2022.[2][3]

In February 2011, Schick was named director of the [San Francisco Contemporary Music Players](/source/San_Francisco_Contemporary_Music_Players). He replaces Maestro [David Milnes](/source/David_Milnes), who stepped down in 2009.

In 2012, he became the first artist-in-residence with the [International Contemporary Ensemble](/source/International_Contemporary_Ensemble) (ICE).[4]

## References

1. *[Interview Percussion 234 Steven Schick - "Toucher" (live performance) and Turning Points](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN6bk5FWk)*(comment at 43:32)

1. ["Steven Schick"](http://musicweb.ucsd.edu/people/people.php?cmd=fm_music_directory_detail&query_Full_Name=+Steven+Schick&query_Active_Status=Faculty). University of California, San Diego. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

1. [STEVEN SCHICK, MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS 2022](https://www.ljsc.org/about/). Molli & Arthur Wagner Music Director, Conductor 2007 – 2022. La Jolla Symphony & Chorus. Retrieved 2024-12-10.

1. ["Steven Schick, Artist in Residence (2012-2015)"](http://iceorg.org/about/artist/schick). International Contemporary Ensemble. 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

### General

- [*The Percussionist's Art - Same Bed, Different Dreams*](http://www.urpress.com/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=10918) (May 2006; University of Rochester Press; ISBN 978-1-58046-214-3)

## External links

- [Info at UCSD](https://archive.today/20121211160710/http://music.ucsd.edu/bio.php?fn=Steven+Schick)
- [Info at Manhattan School of Music](https://web.archive.org/web/20060903173340/http://www.msmnyc.edu/catalog/facbio.asp?fid=1008173193)
- [Video: What creativity means](https://web.archive.org/web/20070310221656/http://www.uctv.tv/mams/schick.shtml)

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