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Argentine pianist, Dr. Luis Sanchez has received wide acclaim for his artistry and insightful performances. He leads an active career as a soloist, clinician, collaborative artist, and adjudicator. His many awards include Fort Wayne Philharmonic Concerto Competition, Competition for Young Pianists of the Jrimian Foundation, Centro de Estudios Pianisticos, M.T.N.A. Indiana State winner, Ball State Concerto Competition, and the Merle Montgomery Doctoral Dissertation Grant. A recipient of the 2005 Pinellas County Arts Council Artist Resource Fund, Dr. Sanchez has recorded a CD of solo works by Mozart, Ginastera, Chopin, Taranto Jr., and Schumann. Future recording projects include a CD of Spanish and Latin American art songs with soprano, Jennifer Hester-Sanchez, and solo recording featuring piano sonatas by Mozart. As a soloist, Dr. Sanchez has performed with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ball State Symphony Orchestra. He has presented solo recitals in the Midwest, Florida, Argentina, and Uruguay. In 2000, he created the Sanchez-Duo with his wife – soprano Jennifer Sanchez. They have performed numerous recitals in the Tampa Bay area. In Argentina, he was featured on two occasions in the Young Pianists Concert Series broadcasted live by National Public Radio. In 2003, he was guest artist at Stetson University’s Piano Weekend Festival. In 2003 and 2004, he presented master classes and recitals in the Young Pianists Festival at University of Florida. Dr. Sanchez has been an adjudicator of the SAI Piano Competition at the Chautauqua Summer Institution, the FSMTA piano competitions, the Florida Orchestra Young Artist Competition, Federation of Music Clubs, and Hoosier Auditions in Indiana. Moreover, he has collaborated on several occasions with the Tampa Bay Composer’s Forum, an association that promotes the performance of new music by living American composers. Dr. Sanchez has presented lectures and teaching demonstrations on a wide array of topics: My first Mozart, an introduction to Mozart’s piano music for the elementary and intermediate students; Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition; Let’s Tango!, an historical account of the origins of the tango and its influences around the world; Alberto Ginastera’s piano music; among other topics. He is frequently invited to present workshops and seminars on piano literature, piano technique, and efficient practice techniques. In increasing demand as a clinician, Dr. Sanchez’s students have been prize winners in numerous competitions: Carmel Scholarship Award, Muncie Symphony Junior Concerto Competition, Florida Community College Symposium, Emeric Lazar Scholarship Competition, among others. In June 2005, he created the Summer Piano Program in Florence, Italy. This program is designed for piano students interested in immersing themselves in the world of musical learning and performance. Its unique curriculum incorporates the study of the visual arts in an intensive schedule of lessons, master classes and concerts. Dr. Sanchez holds degrees from the National Conservatory of Music “Carlos López Buchardo” and Ball State University. His teachers include Ana Litovsky-Grunwald, Graciela Beretervide, Robert Palmer, and Rebecca Penneys. A recipient of an Artist Enhancement Grant of the State of Florida, Dr. Sanchez attended fortepiano master classes with Dr. Andrew Willis, at University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and most recently visited Cornell University to study fortepiano with Malcolm Bilson. As a recipient of a 2006-2007 American Scandinavian Foundation, Dr. Sanchez traveled to Norway and Sweden to study fortepiano with Liv Glaser (Norwegian Academy of Music), Torleif Torgersen (Grieg Academy), and Tilman Skowroneck (Gőteborg, Sweden). He also presented a recital and master class at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, and a recital at the Grieg Academy in Bergen, Norway. After serving in the faculty at St. Petersburg College for several years, Dr. Sanchez was appointed Assistant Professor of Piano at Texas A&M University-Commerce in the Fall 2007. He resides in Rockwall, TX with his wife Jennifer and two children, Nathaniel and Sophia. |
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