Eugenio Alfaro III he/him

Part-time Assistant Professor of Music

• Email:  eugenealfaro@augustana.edu
• Office: Bergendoff 14D and 77

Dr. Eugenio Alfaro III is Part-Time Assistant Professor of Violin at Augustana College, where he teaches applied violin to music majors and non-majors, from beginning to advanced students. He also teaches violin and viola at St. Ambrose University, including the String Techniques course for music education majors, and works with private students through the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) Lesson Program.

Dr. Alfaro holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in violin performance from the University of Oklahoma, where he studied with Dr. Gregory Lee, as well as a Master of Music from Texas State University and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. A former assistant orchestra director in Texas public schools, he has taught students who earned Superior ratings and placed in All-Region and Iowa honor orchestras.

As a performer, he has played a violin that survived the Holocaust in school outreach concerts as part of Violins of Hope, appeared on baroque violin with the Oklahoma Baroque Orchestra, and performed at the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Italy. He performs with the QCSO and Opera Quad Cities, joins the Mannheim Steamroller string section each December as principal second violin, and was a section violinist with the Amarillo Symphony, where he occasionally served as associate principal second violin.

Dr. Alfaro is an active adjudicator, including the Iowa MTNA String Performance Competition, and presented his research on musicians and ADHD at the Iowa Music Teachers Association State Conference in June 2025. Sample lessons are available for prospective students. Contact Dr. Alfaro at eugenealfaro@augustana.edu to schedule one.

Specializations: Violin