Laudon Schuett

Laudon Schuett is a lutenist and early music specialist. He has been called "a masterful performer....[and] a brilliant educator" (Classical Voice of North Carolina) with "immaculate articulation and sensitive phrasing" (Fanfare). In addition to performing and expanding the solo repertoire, he formed the lute song duo BEDLAM with Kayleen Sánchez (https://www.youtube.com/@bedlamearlymusic7845). They have toured the United States and recorded two albums, BEDLAM,  and Died for Love, both for Soundset Recordings. Laudon has an instructional book for intermediate and advanced players called The Art of Lute Playing (Mel Bay) and a solo recording of his own lute works called Dedications: New Works for the Lute (Navona). He studied with Paul O'Dette, Frank Koonce, and Chuck Hulihan. He holds the D.M.A. in Early Music from the Eastman School of Music.