Steven Schick
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Steven Schick is a percussionist from the USA, specializing in contemporary music. He teaches at UCSD and at the Manhattan School of Music
. He is currently the Music Director and Conductor of the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra.
Schick was born in Iowa
and raised in a farming family. For the past thirty years he has championed contemporary percussion music as a performer and teacher, by commissioning and premiering more than one hundred new works for percussion.
Schick is Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of California, San Diego
and a Consulting Artist in Percussion at the Manhattan School of Music
. He was the percussionist of the Bang on a Can All-Stars of New York City from 1992–2002, and from 2000 to 2004 served as Artistic Director of the Centre International de Percussion de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland. Schick is founder and Artistic Director of the percussion group, "red fish blue fish," and in 2007 assumed the post of Music Director and conductor of the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus.
Steven Schick recently released three important publications. His book on solo percussion music, "The Percussionist's Art: Same Bed, Different Dreams," was published by the University of Rochester Press; his recording of "The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies" by John Luther Adams
was released by Cantaloupe Music; and, a 3 CD set of the complete percussion music of Iannis Xenakis
, made in collaboration with red fish blue fish, was issued by Mode Records.
In February, 2011, Schick was named director of the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
, He replaces Maestro David Milnes who stepped down in 2009.
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
. He is currently the Music Director and Conductor of the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra.
Schick was born in Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
and raised in a farming family. For the past thirty years he has championed contemporary percussion music as a performer and teacher, by commissioning and premiering more than one hundred new works for percussion.
Schick is Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
and a Consulting Artist in Percussion at the Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
. He was the percussionist of the Bang on a Can All-Stars of New York City from 1992–2002, and from 2000 to 2004 served as Artistic Director of the Centre International de Percussion de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland. Schick is founder and Artistic Director of the percussion group, "red fish blue fish," and in 2007 assumed the post of Music Director and conductor of the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus.
Steven Schick recently released three important publications. His book on solo percussion music, "The Percussionist's Art: Same Bed, Different Dreams," was published by the University of Rochester Press; his recording of "The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies" by John Luther Adams
John Luther Adams
John Luther Adams is a composer whose music is inspired by nature, especially the landscapes of Alaska where he has lived since 1978.-Biography:...
was released by Cantaloupe Music; and, a 3 CD set of the complete percussion music of Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis was a Romanian-born Greek ethnic, naturalized French composer, music theorist, and architect-engineer. He is commonly recognized as one of the most important post-war avant-garde composers...
, made in collaboration with red fish blue fish, was issued by Mode Records.
In February, 2011, Schick was named director of the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players is an ensemble of classically trained instrumentalists that commissions, performs, and records innovative new music, including music that integrates electronic and acoustic sounds.-History:...
, He replaces Maestro David Milnes who stepped down in 2009.
External links
- Info at UCSD
- Info at Manhattan School of Music
- Ready for Anything Steven Schick talks with Frank J. OteriFrank J. OteriFrank J. Oteri born May 12, 1964 is a composer based in New York City.Oteri's musical works have been performed in venues from Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art...
(from NewMusicBox) - Video: What creativity means
Books
- The Percussionist's Art - Same Bed, Different Dreams (May 2006; University of Rochester Press; ISBN 9781580462143)