{"id":388,"date":"2012-08-23T09:42:26","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T16:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/copa\/2012\/08\/23\/chapman-percussion-ensemble-at-the-ojai-music-festival\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T23:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:14:19","slug":"chapman-percussion-ensemble-at-the-ojai-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/copa\/2012\/08\/23\/chapman-percussion-ensemble-at-the-ojai-music-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapman Percussion Ensemble at the Ojai Music Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-389\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/copa\/2012\/08\/23\/chapman-percussion-ensemble-at-the-ojai-music-festival\/percussion-ensemble-ojai-photo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-389\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-389\" title=\"Percussion Ensemble Ojai Photo\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/copa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/08\/Percussion-Ensemble-Ojai-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"percussion-ensemble-ojai-photo\" width=\"467\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>\n Members of the Chapman Percussion Ensemble at the Ojai Music Festival with world-renowned percussionist Steven Schick. Lauren Potts (&#x2018;15), Craig Shields (&#x2018;12), Brietta Greger (&#x2018;14), Steven Schick, Joy Liu (&#x2018;15), Nolan Petrehn (&#x2018;15), Jordan Curcuruto(&#x2018;14).<\/figcaption><\/figure>&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xA0;As part of the 66th Ojai Music Festival, six members of the Chapman Percussion Ensemble and adjunct professor of music Dr. Justin DeHart joined 40 additional percussionists from Southern California in a performance of John Luther Adams&#8217; outdoor musical installation&#xA0;<br \/>\n<em>Inuksuit<\/em><br \/>\n. &#xA0;The music featured a wide variety of exotic percussive music, including waves of thundering gongs, drums, and cymbals, as well as delicate bird calls, whirly tubes, and gently stirring maracas. &#xA0;The performance, led by percussionist and conductor Steven Schick (La Jolla Symphony, San Francisco Contemporary Players, University of California, San Diego), received rave reviews by the<br \/>\n<em>Los Angeles Times, New York Times<\/em><br \/>\n, Classical KUSC, and 89.3 FM KPCC, along with numerous local newspapers and online blogs. &#xA0;The Ojai Festival is widely recognized as of the nation&#8217;s premier summer music festivals, noted for presenting the most vibrant and relevant artists within the genre of contemporary classical music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#xD; 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