Biography

Lodewijk Muns was born in Utrecht, The Netherlands. He has studied and lectured musicology in his native city, with a specialization in opera. Among his piano teachers are Sas Bunge and Stanley Hoogland; his conservatory studies he finished in The Hague with pianist Geoffrey Douglas Madge.

As a pianist, he has deepened his affinities with classical and romantic music by studies of cultural context and performance practice, including working with historical instruments. As an accompanist and coach, he has mainly concentrated on the vocal repertoire. Concert activities include a series of recitals in Mexico in 2004 with singer Carmen Gabriela Lozada. In 2006, they recorded the CD album Sentirse viva, containing Mexican traditional songs in his new ensemble arrangements.

Both as a musicologist and as a composer he has a special interest in the border areas of language and music. His forthcoming dissertation on 'Syntax and quotation in classical music' crosses borders between music theory and aesthetics, linguistics and the philosophy of language. His vocal compositions include a series of incantations in ancient languages for voice and piano, and the recent chamber opera Pedrillo Botón.

Another area of interest is the cultural history of the 18th and 19th centuries. For the Nederlands Muziek Instituut he has prepared a series of web presentations, including unpublished Franz Liszt manuscripts and memorabilia of the romantic ballerina Marie Taglioni.

For the promotion and production of new music theatre he has created the Arts Anomalous Foundation.

Lodewijk Muns composer, author, pianist

Biography