Ludwig Tuman Ludwig Tuman is actively engaged as a composer, music producer, educator, writer and speaker. He is best known for his book, Mirror of the Divine: Art in the Baha'i World Community, and for his music that draws on a wealth of cultural sources. His degrees in humanities and music composition are from Harvard University and San Francisco State University. Ludwig taught on the faculty of the Chicago Conservatory College, where he designed courses in music composition, theory, and non-Western music. One of his courses, surveying the extensive influence of the music of Africa upon that of North and South America, featured a series of guest lecturers, including the well-known Baha'i and jazz legend, Dizzy Gillespie. His musical works have been performed in venues in England, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Venezuela, as well as in several television and radio broadcasts. As a pianist, he has given numerous recitals and has performed as a soloist with orchestras. He is also a music producer and has owned and managed a professional production facility, where he created and produced music for television.
Like many others, Ludwig received encouragement from poet Roger White and was bitten by his "encouragement bug." Ever since, Ludwig has been enthusiastically encouraging aspiring students and colleagues in the pursuit of their careers. In his efforts as an artist, his long-term priority has been twofold: to help provide fellow artists with an outlook and practical tools that might prove useful on their path of service to humanity; and to promote the use of the arts in building healthy, vibrant communities based on spiritual values. The book he has published on the arts, together with numerous articles, talks and musical presentations, have been part of this ongoing orientation to service.
