“The new Buddy Holly Hall is officially open and hosted its first performance on the new stage Saturday,” writes Grace Morris in Monday’s (1/25) Everything Lubbock (Lubbock, TX). “The Lubbock Symphony Orchestras was the first group to hold a performance in the $153 million building. ‘We’ve been waiting for this for seven years,’ said Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Music Director David Cho…. LSO said they were honored to be able to play in a state-of-the-art facility…. The musicians and audience were asked to be socially distant, meaning the 2,200 seats couldn’t all be filled, but the performance was still sold out…. The pandemic added a few extra challenges to the opening of the hall…. Even with those added challenges, everyone was able to take it in strides for a smooth opening night…. Organizers and musicians alike see a bright future…. ‘I think a lot of musicians, a lot of artists, will be wanting to come to Lubbock to perform, and it will be able to provide cultural opportunities for the Lubbockites, for the South Plains people and in east New Mexico,’ said Cho.” The hall, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, is owned and operated by the Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association.
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