UNM Music alumnus Fred Sturm performs the early and late music of Frederic Mompou.

The program features many of Mompou’s earliest works, including Intimate Impressions and Scènes d’Enfants, written in his late teens and early 20s, which propelled him to instant fame in Paris during the early 1920s. These will be paired with two of Mompou’s volumes of Musica Callada (“Silent Music”), written in the 1960s when he was in his 70s, and generally considered his masterpieces. Also included will be the first two of his Canciones y Danzas (songs and dances), based on Catalan folk music, a series he continued to add to throughout his long life (1893-1987). Mompou wrote intuitively in a very individual style, seeking sounds with his fingers, ears and heart, and only very gradually bringing works to completion. His output was relatively small, almost all for solo piano, but has a passionate following among many pianists, including Stephen Hough and Sergei Babayan.

All ticket proceeds for this concert will benefit the George Roberts Piano Endowment to benefit piano students.