CMNW Composition Masterclass w/ David Ludwig

• David Serkin Ludwig, composer

Join award-winning composer David Serkin Ludwig as he coaches students from Fear No Music’s Young Composers Project (YCP); helping them improve their skill and technique. Whether you are a composer or enjoy learning more about the music-writing process, you’ll be inspired seeing the growth that takes place in such a short time with an expert teacher.

This event takes place in Lincoln Hall, Room 219.

About Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)

Chamber Music Northwest serves more than 50,000 people annually in Oregon and SW Washington with exceptional chamber music through over 100 events annually, including our flagship Summer Festival, year-round concerts, community activities, educational programs, broadcasts, and innovative collaborations with other arts groups. CMNW is the only chamber music festival of its kind in the Northwest and one of the most diverse classical music experiences in the nation, virtually unparalleled in comparable communities.

Chamber Music Northwest's mission is to inspire our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music, performed by artists of the highest caliber, presenting our community with exceptional opportunities for enjoyment, education, and reflection.

About David Serkin Ludwig, composer

David Serkin Ludwig’s first musical memory was singing Beatles songs with his sister; his second was hearing his grandfather perform at Carnegie Hall ­– and a diverse career collaborating with many of today’s leading musicians, filmmakers, choreographers, and writers was to follow. His choral work “The New Colossus” opened the private prayer service for President Obama’s second inauguration; in the next year, NPR Music named him in the world’s “Top 100 Composers Under Forty.” Ludwig holds positions and residencies with nearly two dozen orchestras and music festivals in the US and abroad. A recipient of numerous awards and honors, he recently received the prestigious 2018 Pew Center for the Arts and Heritage Fellowship.

David lives in Philadelphia with his wife, acclaimed violinist Bella Hristova, and their four beloved cats.