7 4 , ▁Buck s ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁composer ▁of ▁classical ▁music . ▁His ▁uncle ▁is ▁pian ist ▁Peter ▁Ser kin , ▁his ▁grand father ▁was ▁the ▁pian ist ▁Rudolf ▁Ser kin , ▁and ▁his ▁great - grand father ▁was ▁the ▁viol in ist ▁Adolf ▁Bus ch . ▁ ▁Ludwig ▁has ▁written ▁music ▁for ▁many ▁mus icians ▁and ▁ens emb les , ▁including ▁Jonathan ▁B iss , ▁André ▁W att s , ▁Ja ime ▁L are do , ▁e ighth ▁black bird , ▁Jenn ifer ▁Koh , ▁Dol ce ▁Su ono ▁Ens emble , ▁M imi ▁Still man , ▁Network ▁for ▁New ▁Music , ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Orchestra , ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Sym phony . ▁Ludwig ▁has ▁held ▁res iden cies ▁with ▁Me et ▁the ▁Compos er , ▁the ▁Isabel la ▁Stewart ▁Gard ner ▁Museum , ▁the ▁Mac D ow ell ▁and ▁Y add o ▁artist ▁colon ies , ▁and ▁the ▁Mar l bor o ▁Music ▁School . ▁His ▁ch oral ▁work , ▁The ▁New ▁Col oss us , ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁president ial ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama . ▁Ludwig ▁joined ▁the ▁composition ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁the ▁Curt is ▁Institute ▁of ▁Music ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 ▁academic ▁year , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Curt is ▁ 2 0 / 2 1 ▁Contempor ary ▁Music ▁Ens emble