Steven Sergi

Viola

Year you joined the ECSO: 2017

Steven Sergi began his musical journey at eight years old in Franklin Massachusetts. Steven continued his studies at the Boston Conservatory studying with Rictor Noren. During his time in Boston, he performed frequently as an orchestral musician. Steven was a finalist for the New York Orchestra Seminar and participated in orchestral festivals such as Round Top Festival Institute and the National Orchestral Institute. In 2014 Steven received his Master of Music Degree in Viola Performance at the Boston University College of Fine Arts studying with Karen Ritscher. As a freelance musician in the New England area he preforms regularly with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra and Atlantic Symphony. Steven teaches violin and viola privately for the Lifelong Learning Music Academy, Encore Music Academy and is on faculty at the Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School in East Providence.

Favorite musical memory:Playing at Symphony Hall in Boston for the first time at the Massachusetts All-State Festival

Favorite Composer:Franz Schubert

What/Who inspired you to take up your instrument: Seeing the musicians play in the Disney movie Fantasia and when it came time to play a string instrument in school