Jeremy D. Cuebas is a conductor and teacher based in Colorado. He is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Aurora Symphony Orchestra, founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Crescendo Classical Marketing, and the host of the Podium Time Podcast. His work on and off the podium is focused on helping arts organizations sell more tickets, build their audiences, and make a bigger difference in their community.

Jeremy was appointed as the 5th Artistic Director and Conductor of the Aurora Symphony Orchestra (ASO) in 2023. Founded in 1978, the ASO is a community orchestra in Aurora, Colorado that presents over ten performances each season for the Aurora and Denver-Metro communities. Since 2023, the orchestra has more than tripled its average ticket sales per concert and its reach, impact, and community continues to grow each season.

Crescendo Classical Marketing (CCM) is Jeremy’s marketing agency specializing in orchestras and other performing arts organizations. Through marketing strategy and digital advertising, CCM helps organizations get the results they are looking for in audiences, engagement, and financial sustainability. Jeremy specializes in advertising on Meta platforms.

Through the Podium Time Podcast, Jeremy seeks to help conductors, classical musicians, and orchestras make a more meaningful impact on their communities by becoming stronger musicians and leaders. The podcast celebrated its 100th episode in February 2021 with a live-streamed fundraiser for the Project Inclusion Conducting Fellowship with the Chicago Sinfonietta. In 2022, Podium Time began a long-term research project focused on how conductors can help to build back audiences after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Through conducting workshops and festivals, Jeremy has studied conducting with Brett Mitchell, Kevin Noe, Larry Rachleff, Markand Thakar, Donald Schleicher, Sarah Ioannides, Gary Lewis, Larry Livingston, Harold Farberman, Apo Hsu, Nicholas Carthy, Lawrence Golan, Eduardo Navega, and Gianmaria Griglio. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music Theory and Composition in 2016 from Missouri State University and his Master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting in 2018 from Colorado State University with Wes Kenney.

Jeremy lives in Loveland, Colorado with his wife Crisara, their dog Daisy, and their crested gecko named Skeeter. He enjoys reading sci-fi and personal development books, weightlifting, climbing, and doing yoga while watching horror movies.