Steven Schick

{{Short description|American musician}}

Steven Schick (born May 8th, 1954[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN6bk5FWk Interview Percussion 234 Steven Schick - "Toucher" (live performance) and Turning Points](comment at 43:32)) is a percussionist and conductor from the United States, specializing in contemporary classical music. He teaches at the University of California, San Diego and was the Music Director and Conductor of the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra from 2007 to 2022.{{cite web | url=http://musicweb.ucsd.edu/people/people.php?cmd=fm_music_directory_detail&query_Full_Name=+Steven+Schick&query_Active_Status=Faculty | title=Steven Schick | publisher=University of California, San Diego | accessdate=22 February 2015}}[https://www.ljsc.org/about/ STEVEN SCHICK, MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS 2022]. Molli & Arthur Wagner Music Director, Conductor 2007 – 2022. La Jolla Symphony & Chorus. Retrieved 2024-12-10.

In February 2011, Schick was named director of the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. He replaces Maestro David Milnes who stepped down in 2009.

In 2012, he became the first Artist-in-Residence with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).{{cite web | url=http://iceorg.org/about/artist/schick | title=Steven Schick, Artist in Residence (2012-2015) | publisher=International Contemporary Ensemble | date=2011 | accessdate=22 February 2015}}