The MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, Friday, October 15, 1982 by AL REISS IF LOVE BE THE FOOD OF MUSIC, LISTEN TO THE FEAST The   world   loves   a   love   story.   This   one   is   set   to   music the newlyweds make themselves. Corinne   Beyer   Couture   and   her   husband,   Jerome   Couture, met    two    years    ago    when    they    were    students    at    the    San Francisco   Conservatory   of   Music.   Mrs.   Couture   is   a   graduate of   Medford   Senior   High   School.   Her   parents   are   Mr.   and   Mrs. Fred   Beyer,   Jacksonville.   Corinne’s   mother,   Joan   Beyer,   is   an artist, owner of Jacksonville’s Village Gallery. Jerome   is   from   Portland   where   he   played   viola   in   the Youth Philharmonic. Corinne   played   piano   with   the   Jacksonville   Melodrama for 10 years, as well as in other local performances. Now,   as   a   husband-wife   duo,   Jerome   and   Corinne   are appearing   in   the   Bella   Union’s   cocktail   lounge   in   Jacksonville on   Friday   and   Saturday   evenings.   Corinne   plays   the   piano while   Jerome   plays   the   electric   violin.   If   audience   appreciation is   any   indicator,   they’ll   be   adding   a   few   more   nights   to   their performance   schedule.   Last   Saturday   night   a   packed   house applauded,    toe-tapped    and    sang    along    as    Jerome    and Corinne    painted    the    musical    spectrum    from    shows    like “Cabaret”   and   “My   Fair   Lady”   and   “Fiddler   on   the   Roof”   to   the piano   rag   of   Scott   Joplin   to   Claude   Bolling   jazz   to   hoedown. Music   from   the   1930s   to   1960s   figures   importantly   into   their program. The    couple’s    classical    music    training    enriches    the popular   tunes.   Their   range   is   full   and   crowd-pleasing.   When they    met    at    the    San    Francisco    Conservatory    of    Music, Corinne    was    working    on    her    Master’s    Degree.    In    San Francisco   she   studied   piano   with   Peggy   Salkind.   When   she was    attending    high    school    in    Medford,    she    studied    with Frances     Madachy     at     Southern     Oreogn     state     College, Ashland.   Corinne   also   studied   with   Dr.   Calvin   Knapp   and   Mrs. Knapp at Pacific Lutheran University. Jerome   was   working   on   his   Bachelor   of   Music   Degree ath   the   conservatory.   He’s   transferred   to   SOSC   to   complete that.   In   San   Francisco   Jerome   studied   wiola   with   Gennady Kleyman    and    violin    with    Leonid    Gesin.    He    also    plays mandolin   and   guitar.   Jerome   plans   to   add   that   instrumentation to the Bella Union show. Corinne   and   Jerome   were   married   in   San   Francisco   on June   20,   1982.   Noting   the   import   of   the   day,   Jerome   says,   “It was    the    last    day    of    spring;    the    summer    solstice.    It    was Father’s    Day,    my    brother-in-law’s    birthday    and    Corinne’s birthday.” The   couple   moved   to   the   Rogue   Valley,   “To   start   the ball rolling musically up here,” Jerome says. Corinne   teaches   piano   in   Ashland.   She   is   accompanist for the upcoming SOSC musical, “Something’s Afoot.” Corinne   and   Jerome   are   also   involved   in   production   of a   film.   He’s   writig   the   music.   Corinne’s   brother   is   producing   it. Oregon    Shakespearean    Festival    actor    Bruce    Gooch    will narrate   the   film.   Gooch   is   married   to   Corinne’s   sister   who   is   a wigmaker and hairstylist at the festival. “It’s all in the family,” Corinne says. When   Corinne   and   Jerome   play   at   the   Bella   Union,   the audience feels like part of the family too.