The Buddy Holly Center and Jeremy Couture Continues Summer Showcase 2023
The Buddy Holly Center’s annual Summer Showcase Concert Series continues Thursday, June 22 with Jeremy Couture!
Jeremy Couture was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, where he graduated from Monterey High School and went on to get his Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance (with a concentration in cello performance) at Texas Tech University in 2016. While at Texas Tech University, he joined Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (a nationwide musical fraternity created to spread knowledge of musical performance and education across America) where he served as the Fraternity Education Officer.
Currently, Jeremy is a full-time gigging musician (playing both original music and covers on guitar) within the Lubbock area. In 2019, Jeremy was a finalist in the esteemed Blue Light Live: Singer/Songwriter Competition, as well as placed second in both the LHUCA and Park East Battle of the Bands competitions. He teaches supplemental cello lessons at schools within Lubbock Independent School District and teaches private cello lessons to students in Lubbock and surrounding areas. Along with playing music at various local venues, he has performed with orchestras including the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and the Lubbock Civic Orchestra (as well as other surrounding symphonies).
In 2015, Jeremy won the annual Texas Tech Concerto Competition during his Junior year of college, competing against undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students. In 2017, he was asked to play cello in a local production of the Rock-Ballet, Click (written by local musicians/music producers, Scott and Amy Faris alongside Ballet Lubbock). Jeremy has also danced (as a Party Parent) in the local production of The Nutcracker put on by Ballet Lubbock. Jeremy is the President and Founder of Lubbock Live: Festival For The Arts, a local non-profit music and arts event that donates 65% of its profits to a different local arts program in the Lubbock area.
He is deeply involved in the Lubbock arts community, playing solo, with his own band, and also with many other musical projects such as Tango Llaneros (a local tango ensemble) and other local groups. Jeremy is highly committed to arts education within our community and to supporting local art and artists.
Concerts are every Thursday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Meadows Courtyard, May 18 – August 17. Llano Cubano food truck and beverage services will be on site during Showcase hours. Admission is FREE! Seating for this event is available on a first come, first serve basis. No reservations will be accommodated for this event. Beverages, chairs, picnic blankets, and like items will NOT be permitted inside the gates.
In addition to viewing the concerts, guests are encouraged to walk the Buddy Holly exhibitions and the Fine Arts Gallery during Summer Showcase hours with FREE admission.
The Summer Showcase Concert Series is funded through sponsorships and donations. We appreciate the support of our 2023 sponsors: H-E-B, Grand Central Station Antiques, Renew Dental, Shift Automotive Group, School of Rock, Rebecca and Brian Dietrich, South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc., Fast Signs, Visit Lubbock, Lubbock National Bank, Betenbough Homes, Octopus Energy, Oceans Massage Spa and School, Tarpley Music, FOX34 KJTV, and Designs in Thread. The concert series is presented in collaboration with Civic Lubbock, Inc. and the City of Lubbock.
Community support helps us keep the Summer Showcase Concert Series free to the public.
If you would like to become a sponsor or make a contribution, please contact Arra Delos Santos at [email protected], or call 806-775-3566.
The Summer Showcase concerts will be supported with virtual coverage on our social media channels. Follow us @buddyhollycenter for artist spotlights, behind the scenes content, and more! Share your own coverage using #summershowcase2023.
For more information, please visit our website at buddyhollycenter.org or call 806-775-3560.
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