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About Buddy Holly Hall

Lubbock High - Amber Guerrero Coronado – Trenton McCowen

I was fortunate enough to be chosen
to participate in the advanced
mariachi class at Lubbock High
School, and it has been a marvelous
opportunity. Playing for the public
and going to state competition has
built my confidence as a performer,
as well as my love for this genre.
The UIL Mariachi Festival State
Competition gives high school
students the opportunity to compete
at the topmost level in a beautiful
theater.

When the Buddy Holly Hall of
Performing Arts and Sciences,
which is being built right in our erforming in the Buddy Holly
grew up in a family where music own backyard, is complete, many
was a part of our everyday life. It more individuals in all areas of Performing Arts Center will
I was not uncommon to regularly performing art will get to witness Pbe a dream come true for me.
listen to different categories of what I have been able to experience Throughout my life, music has been
music, from old rock to pop, both in as a mariachi student. Many one of the most important things to
English and Spanish. Growing up, individuals, young and old, will be me. I’ve always wanted to be able to
however, I never thought I would able to discover new art forms, new share my love for music with others.
be playing mariachi music. I never genres, and new artists, by attending Being able to perform on such a
knew the full beauty of the art form the many events that will be hosted grand stage would give me the
until – at Cavazos Middle School, I at the state-of-the-art venue. And ability to do just that.
started to play the trumpet. new talent will be brought to light. Music does much more than just
Maybe the next Buddy Holly or “sound cool”; it connects to people
I really enjoyed it, and I decided to
join the mariachi class during my the next Jesús Guzmán, mariachi in ways nothing else can. Music
last year of middle school. One day maestro, will be discovered here in moves all of us in a unique way
it hit me, this is what I really love to Lubbock because of a performance and gives way to the realization
do and would love for an audience that took place at the Buddy Holly that music is not simply talking
to hear me one day. Hall! on a certain pitch, but a way to

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