1995_05 The Daily Collegian May 1995

              4—The Daily Collegian     Wednesday, May 10,1995
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Everything about Juan
Serrano reflects his success as a
mLisician,from his busy schedule
to his albums to his walls.
Yes, even his walls.
From the walls of his office in
the Music building, there is a his¬
tory of this renowned flamenco
guitarist
There are pictures, like the
one of him and Ed Sullivan, that
show Serrano's fame. There are
also posters from concerts all over
the world that call him "The King
of Flamenco Guitar."
"He'soneoftheworid'sbest/'
said biology major Scott.Bender
who is taking one of Serrano's
classes. "I don't think many
people realize that"
What many people may not
realize is that this CSU, Fresno
professor has made 25 albums
and one video, has written sev¬
eral books and still gives concerts
all over the world.
His latest album "Cueva
Gitana" will be released in the
next few months, but Serrano said
that doesn't mean he's stopped
working.
"This is what I da I do one,
and even if ifs not in the market
yet, I start on my next one,"
Serrano said.
He said he does this because
"it keeps me in good shape and
excited. [Otherwise] you start to
decline," he said.
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Juan Serrano with David D. .Chapman, a CSU, Sacramento student. Chapman commutes three and
one half hours a week for lessons with Serrano.
But sincehe was 13 years old,
Serrano has not declined once. It
was at 13 that ne made his profes¬
sional debut, and a year after that
he recorded his first album.
He learned the art of flamenco
guitar in his home country of
Spain where the musk was al¬
most like part of the family.
"My father was my teacher.
My father was a very well-known
flamenco guitarist in Spain. My
mother was a flamenco singer."
Serrano had his first appear¬
ance in the United States in 1961
when he appeared on the "Ed
Sullivan Show." From there, he
made several more appearances,
including one at the Desert Inn in
Las Vegas.
Serrano said he had so many
concerts that he didn't have time
to go back to Spain.
Until about 12 years ago, he
had lived in several states, includ¬
ing Michigan where he met his
wife. But after touring in Califor¬
nia and visiting Fresno, he de¬
cided to make Fresno his home.
Serrano said he liked Fresno be¬
cause he hates snow and the
weather here reminded him of his
home in Spain.
After living here, he was of¬
fered the chance of working at
CSUF in 1983. He said he could
have made a living by performing
butwhentheopportunitytowork
was open, he took it
" At the time I was (going] to
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he said, but Serrano said he took
the CSUF Job after discussing it
with his family.
"Iwantedtospend more time
with my family. I [used] to travel
continuously out on tour for four
of five months. It was hard on my
•family."
He became a professor here
and continued doing concerts on
holidays and weekends and a
larger tour during the summer.
,_J$ut this world-wide per¬
former has also enjoyed teaching.
"I love teaching," Serrano
said. "All of my students are not
just my students but [are] also my
friends."
He said by being more re¬
laxed with his students/ they can
play much more relaxed.
One student agrees with this.
Classical guitar student Joanna
• Bueno said, "He makes you laugh
sometimes. He doesn't want you
tobe nervous. He breaks that ten¬
sion. He's real big on making us
lose our fear of playing in front of
other.people."
-Serrano's explanation for
making students feel more at ease
is simple. "My father was a very
patient person. I think I learned
this from him."
Serrano has gained popular¬
ity all over the world, and it seems
he has even won over his stu¬
dents. Bueno said, "Once in
awhile when he plays, the whole
class just sits there in awe."
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