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David Ludwig Mr. Ludwig's new work, Seven Ages of Man, was commissioned for the 1999-2000 season, and performed on February 5, 2000 at the Whitaker Center (Harrisburg, PA) and on February 9, 2000 at Merkin Hall (New York City). 
David Ludwig's music has been performed internationally by leading musicians in some of the world's most prestigious locations. His music has been called "entrancing," and that it "promises to speak for the sorrows of this generation" (Philadelphia Inquirer). It has further gained recognition for its "expressive directness" (The New York Times) and has been noted for "a yearning, poetic quality" (Baltimore Sun). The New Yorker magazine calls him a "musical up-and- comer." He has had performances in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Library of Congress, and been his music has been played on PBS and NPR's Weekend Edition. Ludwig has written for many prominent artists and ensembles, including soloists like Jonathan Biss and Jaime Laredo, ensembles like eighth blackbird and Network for New Music, and orchestras including the Minnesota and National Symphonies. He has held residencies with organizations like Meet the Composer and the Isabella Gardner Museum, and with summer festivals including the Marlboro Music School, and the MacDowell and Yaddo artist colonies. He has won numerous awards and honors from nationally recognized arts organizations. Born in Bucks County, PA, Ludwig holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. He holds degrees from Oberlin, Manhattan School of Music Curtis, and Juilliard. He serves on the composition faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he is the Artistic Director of the Curtis 20/21 Contemporary Music Ensemble. Notes to The Seven Ages of Man"All the world's a stage And all the men and women merely players."--Shakespeare, As You Like It; II,vii Concertante's commission of David Ludwigs' The Seven Ages of Man marks their initial advance into new music. Since forming three years ago as a group for chamber works for five or more players, Concertante has focused outside the standard canon, performing many of the less frequently played works of chamber music. Now, this path has led them to commission their first work from Ludwig, a composer at the Curtis Institute of Music. Ludwig's proposal for the commission was one of several considered by the group. They selected his, sensing that his musical vocabulary was modern and progressive without sacrificing accessibility. Ludwig's experience is impressive. His most recent achievements include a First Music commission to write a work for the New York Youth Symphony to be performed in Carnegie Hall. He has also been commissioned by the Curtis Institute for a large scale work for brass and percussion, and has had commissions from Jonathan Bliss, Judith Clurman and the Divertimento String Trio. His work for Concertante, The Seven Ages of Man, uses Shakespeare's famous monologue from As You Like It as its foundation and guide. The piece is a string nonet with narrator, and is divided into seven parts, each of which represents one of Shakespeare's Ages, or important times in a person's life. For Concertante, this third year represents perhaps their third stage of life, but they clearly have the maturity and qualities to speak all seven. |
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