Hebron Orchestra is comprised of three levels of orchestra: Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, and Concert Orchestra. All members in good standing enjoy the same rights and privileges associated with the orchestra, including our yearly concert series, festivals, socials, parties, trips, and other events. Members of the advanced orchestras enjoy increased privileges as well as increased responsibility. Hebron Orchestra welcomes all young string musicians at all skill levels and experience. Our goal as a program is to offer all students a rewarding musical experience. If you are new to Hebron Orchestra we can’t wait for you to be a part of the Hebron Orchestra family!

Auditions are only required if you would like to play in Symphonic or Chamber Orchestra. Placement in Concert Orchestra doesn’t require an audition.

The audition files are attached below and contain submission instructions.  Please email Mr. Cautivar at cautivarm@lisd.net with any questions.

A playlist of the audition repertoire is available here:

Audition Playlist

Thanks and good luck!

hebron audition application

chamber bass

chamber cello

chamber viola

chamber violin

symphonic bass

symphonic viola

symphonic cello

symphonic violin

2016-hebron-winter-concert

The orchestra is honored to have performed along with the choir in tribute to our armed forces for the Veterans Day assembly.  Thank you to everyone who has served.

Here is the recording of our performance:

Armed Forces Tribute

2016-cluster-concert

Vie, Beauté et Privation de Sommeil au Ralenti

2016-masquerade-ball

October 18, 2016

Hebron HS Auditorium

7:00

2016 Homecoming Concert Program

KMSO @ Hebron 2016

For those of you who don’t already know me, I’m Matthew Cautivar.  I’m thrilled to be joining Hebron as the new orchestra director. Previously I was at Killian MS.  There I was proud to be a part of a community that came together to support our students and help them develop their musical abilities.  The goal was always the same, from beginners to advanced – to help them prepare for the next level, as musicians and as young men and women.  And now we’re here at Hebron, and our goal continues.

For many of our students the next step is college.  Parents, I don’t teach orchestra because I love music.  Although I truly do.  I teach orchestra because the qualities and skills we work on every day are the qualities and skills that are most important to success in college and beyond.  You know about discipline and perseverance.  The list goes on – neurological development, language skills, mathematical/analytical skills, fine motor control, peripheral awareness, social sensitivity…  We’ve just scratched the surface of what studying music does for students.  College admissions boards know this.  The attractiveness of listing school orchestra on a college application is unparalleled, no matter what major the student intends on pursuing.  One could make the case that being selected to the Texas All-State Orchestra is more prestigious and competitive than being selected as a National Merit Scholar.  Many of our students continue to work on this audition through the summer for their chance to make it this fall.  I am awestruck to see time and time again my former orchestra students accepted to ivy league schools, and/or receive scholarships to the schools of their choice.

Orchestra is my community, and I’d love for it to be part of yours too.  I’ve been honored to witness my students make lifelong friends and memories, on stage and off.  As one of the freshmen on campus I want to honor the traditions that are important to the orchestra, and possibly make new ones as we move forward together.  As always please do not hesitate to contact me for any reason.

Thank you all for your support and I’m looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Matthew
Cautivarm@lisd.net

Hebron HS Orchestra Spring Concert

May 19, 2016 7:00 pM

Concert Orchestra

Avatar, Doug Spata

Midnight Tango , William Pordon

Symphonic Orchestra

Bebop, Bob Lipton

An Armed Forces Tribute, arr Andrew Dabczynski

Chamber Orchestra

Hebron HS Alma Mater

Go West!, arr Ralph Ford

Western Reflections: American Sketches No 2, arr Mike Lewis

–Recognition of 2016 Graduating Seniors–

Music From Spider Man, Danny Elfman

Let’s Go Crazy, Prince arr Larry Moore

Reception will follow in the foyer.