KARYL LOUWENAAR LUECK, Professor of Piano and Harpsichord, and Coordinator of Keyboard, has been at Florida State University since 1972. She received the B.M. degree from Wheaton College (Illinois), the M.M. degree from the University of Illinois and the D.M.A. degree from the Eastman School of Music.

As a solo and ensemble recitalist, she has performed extensively throughout the United States and in West Germany, appearing frequently as harpsichordist and fortepianist. Dr. Louwenaar has recorded for CRI and is the editor of a publication in Yale University¹s Collegium Musicum series. She is active in the Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society and has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the State of Florida, FSU and the German government. At FSU, Dr. Louwenaar teaches piano, harpsichord, fortepiano, Baroque Ensemble, and continuo accompaniment.