FRed S. sturM

Piano Technician fssturm@unm.edu 505-277-8634 Fred Sturm initially trained as a piano technician at Grayson County College in Denison, Texas, and has taken advantage of additional training opportunities through the Piano Technicians Guild (PTG) at national and regional conventions and seminars. He has completed four one-week intensive training sessions at the Steinway factory in New York City, including Comprehensive, Tone Regulation, Dampers, and Concert Preparation; a one week comprehensive class with Shigeru Kawai in Los Angeles; and two weeks training at the Carl Sauter factory in Spaichingen, Germany. He has been a Registered Piano Technician member of PTG since 1981, and has been active in that organization on both a local and national level.

He served for ten years as a member of the College and University Technicians (CAUT) committee, including five years as chair, and was involved in the revision of the Guidelines for Effective Institutional Piano Maintenance, and in developing on-going educational opportunities specifically aimed at the college and university technician. He served PTG as a Certified Tuning Examiner for fifteen years. He teaches classes on a regular basis at national conventions, and has published several articles in the Piano Technicians Journal, including a series of nine articles entitled "A Clear and Practical Introduction to Temperament History."

Sturm received a master of music degree in piano performance from UNM in 1979. He is active as a performing pianist, and specializes in the solo piano repertoire of Latin America, with a particular emphasis on the music of Villa-Lobos. He has recorded five CD’s of solo piano music, including Brazilian Soul (music of Villa-Lobos); American Rags, Brazilian Tangos, and Afrocuban Dances (music of Joplin, Scott, Lamb, Nazareth and Lecuona);  Piano Music of Ginastera and Villa-Lobos; Spanish Dances (piano music of Mompou, Turina and Granados); and Sonidos de Nueva España (piano music by Mexican composers).

Links to selected performances:

• Piano Music of Villa-Lobos
• Piano Music of Federico Ibarra
• Piano Music of Halffter, Mompou, Ibarra and Villa-Lobos