Reviews [performances on treble viol]

Washington Post, Sept. 28, 2014 [“The outstanding contributions of the evening were from Loren Ludwig on treble viol, played with impeccable intonation and cleanness of tone. An arrangement of Dowland’s “Queen’s Alman,” adapted from a densely florid keyboard version by Byrd, offered the perfect vehicle for Ludwig’s fluid fret hand.”]

Chestnut Hill Local, Jan. 25, 2013 [“The performances given Schop’s “Lachrimae Paven” and Buxtehude’s “Singet dem Hern” were especially noteworthy for Ludwig’s playing a treble viola da gamba. Its higher range, more like that of a modern viola, afforded him many opportunities for expressive phrasing.”]

(A few) Items:

Article in the Philadelphia Inquirer on my ongoing research (as part of a team led by Dr. Donna Bilak) on the 17th-century Alchemist Michael Maier.

A recent essay on intelligibility in rap lyrics published by IASPM.US.

Archives…

1. Pitchfork review with Jascha Hoffman of the first RATATAT album (from way back in 2004!): http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6913-ratatat/

2. quaver viol consort plays Cima’s Canzona detto il Capriccio, animated by Stephen Malinowski using his amazing Music Animation Machine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHHbHa9gQw4

3. An essay on the politics of technique published in an anthology of writing by East Coast artists edited by Rob Bettman: http://book.dayeight.org

4. Treble viol improvisation over a ground: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqxlfbJS8QQ

5. Some reviews I wrote for SF Classical Voice: http://www.sfcv.org/author/loren-ludwig

6. Twin Guitar Boogie live in C’Ville with Joe Adkins, Lee Bidgood, David Cosper, and Mary Simpson: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA9adqlhoww