Meet the founders

Fanarelia Guerrero López has an active career as a piano pedagogue, soloist, and chamber musician. She has showcased her talent as a soloist in various states across the United States,

including Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Oregon. Additionally, she has graced the main venues in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. As a collaborative artist, Fanarelia has worked

extensively with the voice and violin department at the University of South Carolina. 

A passionate advocate for Nicaraguan and Latin American music, Fanarelia is dedicated to expanding its reach to new horizons. She has undertaken research focused on rediscovering the piano music of Nicaraguan composer Luis Abraham Delgadillo. This involves cataloging and pedagogically assessing all of Delgadillo's piano works, editing manuscripts, and recording a significant portion of his compositions. This research project aligns with her mission not only as a Nicaraguan pianist, but also as representation of her country's development in its

music outreach. In Fall 2024, Fanarelia is set to deliver a program showcasing Nicaraguan music. The repertoire includes the performance of a selection of the 24 Preludes, 12

Nocturnes, and the US premiere of Luis Abraham Delgadillo's Piano Sonata.

She has been invited to different national and international conferences such as the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP), MTNA National Conference, MTNA Collegiate Symposium, La Frontera International Piano Conference, the Costa Rica Pianists Symposium,

and the Palm Beach Atlantic University Hispanic Heritage Festival.

As an international pedagogue, Fanarelia is dedicated to creating an inclusive learning environment that values each student's unique identity. She believes in empowering students

not only through music but also by embracing their cultural backgrounds. With extensive knowledge of piano literature and ongoing research on diverse cultures, Dr. Guerrero incorporates repertoire beyond the musical canon, enabling students to explore their peers' cultures and fostering a more diverse and tolerant environment. By encouraging a broad repertoire, she equips students not only with an extensive list of musical works but also with the skills to live harmoniously with others.

Dr. Fanarelia Guerrero L. embarked on her piano journey in her home country of Nicaragua.  She holds a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance from the University of Costa Rica and a

Master's degree in Piano Performance from Texas State University. She earned her DMA in Piano Pedagogy from the University of South Carolina, where she served as the President of the MTNA-USC chapter for two years, earning co-recipient of the 2023 MTNA Collegiate Chapter of the Year. She serves as NCKP conference committee member for South America and the Iberian peninsula at the Frances Clark Center and as coordinator of the International Engagement program at the Frances Clark Center. 

Dr. Guerrero is currently established in the Dallas area where she serves as board member of the Dallas Music Teacher Association and as a full-time faculty at the Centre for Musical Minds in Frisco, Texas.

For over three decades, pianist Luis Sanchez has maintained an active career as soloist, collaborative artist, and teacher.  He has appeared in concerts in the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia.  He is currently Professor of Piano and Director of Keyboard Studies at Texas A&M University-Commerce.  Dr. Sanchez joined the Steinway Artist Roster in 2012.   In May 2021, he joined the Frances Clark Center for Piano Pedagogy as Director of International Initiatives.

Praised for his artistry, dazzling technique, and inspiring performances, Luis Sanchez has presented recitals and master classes at Steinway Hall in London, Birmingham Conservatoire (UK), Sala delle Muse at the Teatro Petruzzelli (Bari, Italy), Chiesa di Sant’Agnese in Agnone (Rome, Italy), National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan), the Grieg Academy (Bergen, Norway), the Norwegian Academy of Music (Oslo, Norway), Hangyang University (Seoul, South Korea), the Piano Concert Series International (Louisiana), and throughout the United States. He has also been featured soloist with the Orchestra of New Spain (Dallas), The Texarkana Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ball State Symphony Orchestra, and the Texas A&M University-Commerce Wind Ensemble. 

Luis Sanchez enjoys a successful teaching career.  Current and former students have been recipient of prizes at national and state competitions including the Texas Music Teachers Association Performance Contest, the National Young Musicians Showcase Competition, the Muncie Symphony Junior Concerto Competition, the Tuesday Musical Club Young Artist Competition in San Antonio, The UT Arlington Competition Festival, among others.  Additionally, his students have been accepted at numerous summer programs including Piano Texas, Chautauqua Piano Program, Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival, International Masterclasses and Festival in Moulin d’Ande (France).  He thoroughly enjoys teaching a diverse group of students from different corners of the United States as well as from Venezuela, Colombia, China, Bulgaria, Russia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Colombia, and South Korea. Since 2014, he has frequently joined the faculty of InterHarmony International Music Festival in Germany and Italy. 

He has been a frequent presenter at the Texas Music Teachers Association Convention, Music Teachers National Association, the Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society Conclaves, the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, and national and regional College Music Society conferences. Dr. Sanchez has served as an adjudicator for numerous competitions and festivals, throughout the United States and internationally.  

Equally at home with the fortepiano and the modern piano, Dr. Sanchez pursued further studies in fortepiano and XVIII century performance practice with Malcolm Bilson, Andrew Willis, and Liv Glaser (Oslo, Norway).   In 2012, he was commissioned to write an article on Phil Belt (American builder of fortepianos) for the New Grove Dictionary of American Music and Early Music America.

Born in Argentina, 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.