Bio: Luke Garrigus - Contemporary concert music composer, arts administrator, and conductor - serves as the President of the 501(c)3 new-music organization, Sound Ecologies, and has had works performed and commissioned by the Ronen Chamber ensemble, Circle City Orchestra, Sound Ecologies Orchestra, Sunset Syndicate Saxophone Quartet, and the JCA Composers Orchestra. His music has been described as “intricate, vibrant, sensitive, and alive.” Luke holds a Master’s of Music Composition from Butler University, where he studied with Michael Schelle and Frank Felice, and a Bachelors in Music from the University of Indianapolis, where he studied composition with John Berners. In addition, Luke is the Director of Music at University Heights United Methodist Church in Indianapolis and the President of Sound Ecologies. His works have been performed both locally, regionally, and in Oxford and Falmouth England. Luke enjoys conducting, writing music, professional wrestling, choral singing, spending time in coffee shops, searching for bugs and other wildlife in local parks, keeping aquariums, raising his australian shepherd-mixes (Peaches & Gary), and spending time with his wonderful wife, Charissa.
Press:
Luke Garrigus Releases New EP Inkjaw — A Relentless Contemporary Soundscape
By TuniteMusic
TUNING AWAY FROM MECHANIZED LISTENING: Sound Ecologies: A New Landscape of Music Community
Tuning Away from Mechanized Listening features Midwest’s music ecosystems—listening cultures where thoughtful curation, collective engagement, and storytelling still shape what and how we hear. This series is meant to be a reminder: listening can be more than a passive, prescriptive experience.
Interviews with the members and leadership of Sound Ecologies, including Luke and Charissa Garrigus, Rob Funkhouser, Carly Sage, and Hunter Wheatcraft were conducted by the author in late June and early July of 2025, both in person and over the phone.
