Chris Ludwa was appointed as Music Director and Conductor of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra in April 2005. He is also the Artistic Director of the Indianapolis Arts Chorale, Conductor of the Bloomington Pops Orchestra and Director of Arts at the International School of Indiana. He has been Assistant Conductor of the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Music Director of both the Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Ensembles in Columbus, Indiana, and Director of Music at Meridian Street United Methodist Church in Indianapolis. In addition to these posts, he maintains an active guest conducting and freelance schedule while continuing his work as a consultant on various arts-in-education initiatives.

Since receiving his Master's Degree in Conducting from Indiana University, the Cincinnati native has been very active in the Midwest arts scene, conducting church choirs, orchestras, oratorios, and a variety of other programs, working for Indianapolis Opera as Apprentice Conductor/Outreach Administrator for three years. He has served as guest conductor for many different organizations including Webster University, Bay View Music Festival, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Civic Theatre, and various others. In February 2004, he organized a massive, two-day clean-up with over 80 volunteers to re-open a 700-seat auditorium in downtown Indianapolis to rave reviews after having been dormant for 40 years. The hall is in use today by several Indianapolis arts organizations and continues to work toward a full renovation.