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Opportunities for private students to study violin with Professor Anthony Serafini, Adjunct Professor of Violin, Centenary College


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Phone: (908) 850-4593
Address: 67 Overlook Dr
serafinia@centenarycollege.edu

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VIOLIN & VIOLA LESSONS IN A friendly, comfortable setting. Anthony Serafini is Adjunct Professor of Violin in the Division of Fine & Performing Arts, Centenary College in Hackettstown, which draws students from all parts of the globe.



BACKGROUND: Anthony Serafini won the 1st prize in the Premier New York City Violin Competition among numerous other awards. He studied with a number of fine teachers, including the legendary Arnold Steinhardt of the Curtis Institute of Music and 1st Violin of the Guarneri String Quartet. He began his studies with Ralph Wade, concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic, then continued with the eminent violinist Louis Krasner, concertmaster of the Minneapolis Symphony and Professor of Violin at the New England Conservatory of Music and Tanglewood. He also studied with University of Minnesota Violin Virtuoso and Professor of Violin Young-Nam Kim, participating in chamber music ensembles and recitals. He was the concertmaster of the Cornell University Symphony and interim concertmaster of the Binghamton Symphony among others. The Syracuse Herald-Journal described his playing "the summit of violin virtuosity, gliding through the most difficult passages with consummate ease and a gorgeous tone." He later premiered "Sonata for Two Violins" by Professor Alfred Hoose of Boston State College (now part of the University of Massachusetts/Boston) Though mostly retired now, very recently, on December 2 of this year, Professor Serafini gave a recital at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in Chester, NJ, performing the third movement of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. He has taught a number of professional violinists, including Wendy Davis (see below). Mr. Serafini also has a Ph.D. in Philosophy, specializing in contemporary analytic philosophy.
COSTS $35/half-hour,or $70/hour (Other lesson lengths are possible)

Email us at serafinia@centenarycollege.edu  or call us at 908 850-4593 and either my wife or I will be happy to set up a trial lesson.

References:

  Professor Carl Wallnau, Chair of the Division of Fine & Performing Arts at Centenary College: wallnauc@centenarycollege.edu  852-1400

  Professor Sandra Caravella at NJ City University (former student): 201-200-3348 or       scaravella@njcu.edu

  Mr. Nilo Enriquez, Long Valley, NJ;  908-832-0862 (father of 13-year old girl I've been  teaching for several months)

Comments from Students:

"Mr. Serafini, you are, quite simply, an excellent teacher" (email of 1/27/10) from Wendy Davis, professional violinist and concertmaster of the Pomona College Symphony. (see her violinsite webpage listing me -  http://www.violinist.com/directory/bio.cfm?member=fiddle )

"Hello Mr. Serafini, It's Alexia, one of your students from this summer. How are you! I am very excited to tell you that I made first chair in my High School Orchestra. I also joined a local orchestra called Tucson Junior Strings, Your help in vibrato helped me get into Sinfonia 1 they're highest level Sinfonia. They also expect us to play in third position and shifting is so0o0o0o much easier now. I hope you are well to and your wife. I started missing New Jersey the minuet I got on the plane and I am excited for the coming summer. Can't wait to have more violin lessons. I hope to hear from you soon. Alexia Porto"

Mr. Serafini is listed among the 400 most known violinists:

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