Paul Sánchez

Sánchez is an active recording artist with six commercial releases as of 2019, and his compositions have been featured on the Soundset Recordings and Albany labels. Forthcoming CD releases include new works by composers Shawn Okpebholo and David M. Gordon, in collaboration with mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, baritone Will Liverman, and soprano Kayleen Sánchez.

Dr. Sánchez is Director of Piano Studies and the International Piano Series at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. He is a co-founder of the San Francisco International Piano Festival, the Charleston Chamber Music Intensive, and the Dakota Sky Foundation.

Sánchez, a Fulbright fellow from 2005–2007, earned his Master of Spanish Music degree under the legendary Alicia de Larrocha. He studied with Tamás Ungár at Texas Christian University, graduating summa cum laude, and with Douglas Humpherys at the Eastman School of Music, where he completed his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees.