About the Orchestra

Hebron Orchestra

Hebron Orchestra is thrilled to offer five levels of orchestra for the 2026-2027 school year! Hebron Orchestra welcomes all young string musicians with middle school 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!

Hebron Orchestra is highly awarded in local and statewide events. Program highlights include 43 UIL Sweepstakes, 36 All-State selections, two TMEA Honor Orchestra Finalist selections, and thousands of Superior Ratings at Solo & Ensemble festivals.

Hebron Orchestra alumni continue to play music in college as both music majors and non-music majors. Recent former Hebron Orchestra students can be heard at UNT, TWU, SMU, A&M, USC, Rutgers, UCF, and the University of Denver, among others.

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The Directors

Mr. Matthew Cautivar has served as the Director of Orchestras at Hebron High School since 2016. Under his direction the Hebron Orchestra has earned numerous awards and distinctions, as well as achieved numerous program firsts.  Prior to serving at Hebron, Mr. Cautivar taught at Killian Middle School, one of Hebron’s proud feeder schools.  In his final year at KMS, the varsity orchestra earned a Sweepstakes rating at UIL performing a 5A Varsity High School program, for the first and only time in LISD Orchestra history.

Mr. Cautivar received a Bachelor of Music degree with honors from the University of North Texas.  He is an advocate of LISD’s Strategic Design initiative as well as the 1:X initiative, having served previously on the Technology Cadre and Campus Design Team.  He has presented professional learning for LISD as well as other learning communities on a variety of topics, such as technology in the classroom, grading for learning, relationship building, and new teacher training.  His professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Orchestra Directors Association.  He has served on the TMEA Election Committee, the UIL Music Advisory Committee, the TODA Composition Contest Committee, and the LISD Device Evaluation Committee.

Mr. Cautivar enjoys several genres of music, and even more – sharing the joy of music with students. In his free time he enjoys cooking and dining, watching and playing basketball, and taking his newly adopted pitbull Turtle Latte on runs at the lake.

Ms. Charlotte Power is incredibly excited to join Hebron High School as the Assistant Orchestra Director for the 2026-2027 school year!

Ms. Power holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education with honors from the University of North Texas. During her time there, she studied both violin and trumpet, performing with various ensembles including the Jazz Strings Lab, Brass Band, and Green Brigade Marching Band, in which she served as Student Administrator for Logistics and Operations and Drum Major. Prior to Hebron, Ms. Power most recently completed her student teaching at Braswell High School and Rodriguez Middle School in Denton ISD. Her professional affiliations include Texas Orchestra Directors Association, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Texas Music Educators Association.

Outside of the classroom, Ms. Power enjoys spending time with family, rock climbing and hiking, and working on her latest crafting project.