Lubbock Portrait Photographer~ Lubbock, TX ~ Mr. Lastrapes

Texas Tech is fortunate to have world class cellist Jeffrey Lastrapes on faculty at its school of music. He holds degrees from the two of the finest music institutions in the country (The Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School of Music) and yet remains humble, funny, and gracious. You can read more about Mr. Lastrapes and his accomplishments on his website.

Mr. Lastrapes and his wife, Susanna, are also founders of the non-profit Caerus Ensemble, which offers therapeutic musical opportunities for audiences around Lubbock. Here is a link to some pictures I took of them for the Caerus Ensemble a couple of years ago.

The recent pictures of Mr. Lastrapes are below:

Lubbock, Texas Portrait Photographer ~ Lubbock, TX ~ Caerus Ensemble

The Caerus Ensemble is a non-profit musical organization dedicated to performing concerts for indivudals in need of the healing power of music. The organization performs for children with disabilities, the elderly, and others in need. The organization combines the *extreme* musical talents of co-founders Jeffrey Lastrapes, cello and Susanna Self, flute (check out Mr. Lastrapes' review in Fanfare magazine). Dr. Self has a background in musical therapy in addition to extensive performance experience. The marriage of music and healing is perfect for this pair of performers. 

The heart that these two have for those in need shines through their musical talent. The Caerus Ensemble is a great asset to the Lubbock Community.

It was a great pleasure to take pictures for Dr. Self and Mr. Lastrapes earlier this year. Some of their pictures are below: