When Dr. Pereira asked me to play timpani for the Preparatory Orchestra’s Fall Camp with one day’s notice, there was no hesitation on my part. It was an honor to be able to give of my time and my experience. I had fun, and it brought back many memories; here I was as an older student revisiting of what it was like when I first started in Dr. Pereira’s youth orchestra program.
In a nutshell, that’s what my past 3 years of musical training with Dr. Pereira has reinforced – the importance of ongoing learning and growing, giving and receiving, stretching and developing.
I like giving back, helping out, and seeing the younger musicians grow throughout the season because they’re the future of this organization. Every YOC musician is challenged to reach beyond their comfort zone, while being supported and guided every step of the way along a fabulous musical journey.
You don’t want to miss our upcoming YOC Family Concert at 7:30pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Halton Theater (CPCC Uptown) featuring all 4 ensembles represented within the YOC program: YOC Flute Choir, Sinfonia Strings, the Preparatory Orchestra, and the Youth Orchestra of Charlotte. I hope to see you there…I’ll be looking for you from the Percussion section!
Zach Cathcart is a Percussionist in the Youth Orchestra of Charlotte. He’s a 10th Grader at Hickory Ridge High School in Harrisburg, NC who also plays in his school’s Wind Ensemble and his church’s Music Ministry.
