DR. ERNEST PEREIRA
MUSIC DIRECTOR
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC? MAY 6, 2024
Preparatory Orchestra
MARCH OF THE MEISTERSINGERS
RICHARD WAGNER ARR. RICHARD MEYER
FARANDOLE FROM L'ARLESIENNE GEORGES BIZET ARR. MERLE ISAAC
FINALE FROM SYMPHONY NO 2 PETER TCHAIKOVSKY ARR. SANDRA DACKOW
RADETZKY MARCH
RICHARD STRAUSS SR. ARR. RICHARD MEYER
INTERMEZZO FROM CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA PIETRO MASCAGNI ARR. JACK BULLOCK
DANSE BACCHANALE FROM CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS SAMSON ET DELILA ARR. SANDRA DACKOW
ABOUT THE YOC FAMILY
The Youth Orchestras of Charlotte is dedicated to nurturing and inspiring the musical talents of youth in the greater Charlotte area. We provide exceptional instruction and performance experiences in symphonic orchestra and chamber ensemble settings. Our ensembles are led and coached by a team that includes musicians of the Charlotte Symphony and area music educators.
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Youth Orchestra of Charlotte - A full symphony orchestra made up of high school age musicians, performing masterpieces from the orchestral repertoire in a professional symphony setting.
Preparatory Orchestra - A full symphony orchestra that performs both actual symphonic literature and arrangements of the repertoire geared to advanced younger players. It is a training orchestra for the YOC.
Sinfonia Strings - A string orchestra that prepares young musicians in the art of orchestral performance
Flute Choir - An ensemble that performs flute choir repertoire and explores a wide variety of musical genres
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
• Being part of a community of musicians that shares a passion for music making and challenging repertoire
• Masterclasses with nationally recognized guest artists
• Perform with guest soloists
• Sectional rehearsals with musicians of the Charlotte Symphony and area music educators
• Audition experiences
• Chamber music and community performance opportunities
• Travel opportunities in select years (i.e. Kennedy Center Performance in 2020)
• Opportunities to be a featured student soloist
• Advancement and leadership opportunities within the ensembles
• Camps, retreats and social events throughout the season
WANT TO JOIN THE YOC? info@youthorchestrasofcharlotte.org 704-661-1612
DR. ERNEST PEREIRA MUSIC DIRECTOR, CONDUCTOR
Music Director and conductor of the Youth Orchestras of Charlotte, Dr. Ernest Pereira previously conducted the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras, leading them in performances at Charlotte’s Festival in the Park, Summer Pops at Symphony Park, as well as at national concert venues in Washington, D.C. and Charleston, SC, for Piccolo Spoleto. Under Pereira’s baton, the CSYO performed twice at the prestigious venue of Carnegie Hall in New York City, in 2002 and 2017 He has guest conducted the Charlotte Civic Orchestras and appeared on several local chamber music series as either a violinist or conductor. Dr. Pereira was featured at the Charlotte Symphony’s annual Youth Festival, conducting the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, the JYO and CSYO, as well as the combined professional and youth orchestras.
Dr. Pereira co-directed, with Dr. Paul Nitsch, the Fun with Chamber Music program for youth at Queens University of Charlotte and has taught violin at Queens. Students from his orchestra and private teaching studio have gone on to major in music at noted conservatories and universities, including the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, the University of Texas at Austin, Yale School of Music, Peabody Institute at the Johns Hopkins University, Oberlin College, North Carolina School of the Arts, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Vanderbilt University. Graduates of his studio and orchestras also hold performing and teaching positions in many of the nation’s orchestras and universities, as well as having musical careers in film, television, and non-classical genres.
A native of South Africa, Dr. Pereira received his early training in violin in Pretoria from Walter Mony and Alan Solomon, and holds Teacher and Performer Licentiates from the University of South Africa He studied in this country with David Cerone, graduating as valedictorian from the Cleveland Institute of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1981 and a Master of Music degree in 1982. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987, studying with Vincent Frittelli. Dr. Pereira served as Concertmaster of both the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra as well as the University of Texas Orchestra, and conducted the University of Texas String Project Orchestra. Since 1985, Dr. Pereira has been a member of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared frequently as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, South Africa, and Namibia, and has soloed with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and the Charlotte Civic Orchestra He believes strongly in educating young musicians and maintains an active and successful violin studio With the newly created YOC, Dr Pereira continues to foster musical excellence in orchestral performance, drawing on over 30 years of professional experience.
Preparatory Orchestra
Violin 1
Clayton Shevy, concertmaster
Mary Lauer, Assoc. concertmaster
Justin Kuncoro, Asst. concertmaster
Navya Linga
Murari Raghavan
Annabelle Nestor
Emmanuel Glukhoman
Noelle Pearson
Jonathan Smoak
Carly Davis
Elise Fisher
Leilani Greene
Chloe Moore
Evelyn Tjahajadl
Violin 2
Lillian Fernandez, Principal
Daniel Min, Asst. Principal
Becky Benson
Adaile Fisher
Celina Ahn
Lillian Bostian
Ryan Chow
Olivia Rice
Ira Khed
Mia Mullinax
Morgan Taylor
Matthew Bethala
Anna Shalamova
Ava Callahan
Annelle Okhotin
Viola
Alex Moshkovsky, Principal
Renee Dib
Cello
Miriam Boone, Principal
Edward Liu
Kate van Heerden
Philip Xu
Lillian Song
Emma Chen
Ari Metcalf
Vivianne McMinn
Hank Aymer
Ezra Okhotin Flute
Neha Gire
Rosemary Ferguson
Sadie Mitchell, fl/picc
Natsuko Peterman, fl/picc
Horn
Jack Contreras Tuba
Danny Major Harp
Renee Dib, Principal Percussion
(Section listed in alphabetical order)
Sameer Belur
Alex House Piano
Oboe
Agnes Zilinskaite
Christian Cato
Luke Stone
Clarinet
Nicholas Smith
Mary Lauer
YOC members acting as Mentors:
Louis Krivitsky
Owen Burch
Manny Price
Jonathan Yan
Nathan Zhang
Bassoon
Ava Zanitsch
Cayla Autrey
Trumpet
Jaron Shevy, Principal
(Section listed in alphabetical order)
Zac Bao-Dai
Robert Fieldsend
Andy Odulio
Zachary Ross
Thank you to our Current Donors
January 1, 2023 to Present
Encore (more than $5,000)
Lucas/Kiliper Foundation
Maestro ($2,000 to $4,999)
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Bloom
Symphony ($1,000 to $2,499)
Spencer Bloom
Duke Energy Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Groenhout
Mrs. Jo Irwin
Mr. Nicholas Johnson
Mr & Mrs Brad Mitchell
Raytheon Technologies Corp
Overture ($500 to $999)
Anonymous Bank of America Foundation
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Prelude (up to $249)
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Barings Inc
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Duck Foundation
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Prelude (up to $249, continued)
Ms. Erinn Frechette
Ms Rebecca Frechette
Beth Gargas
Nathan & Patsy George
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Ms. Meredith Green
Mr & Mrs Dan Haggstrom
Yasaman Hilal
Tom Hinkleman
Dolly Hsu
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Ms. Kathy Jarrell
Mr Jon Kaplan
Ms. Tatiana Karpova
Mr. & Mrs. Jeramy Keener
Mr. Robert Kelley
Ms. Lisa Kelly
Daeho Kim & Yoongu Kang
Kyoungju Kim & Youmi Park
Lawrence Kraujalis
Mr. Markus Kuncoro
Mr. Jeremy Lamb
Richard Lane
Morrison Lawing
Minwoo Lee & Heehwa Hong
Mr. Christopher Lees
Mr & Mrs. Joshua Leland
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Levantis
Nancy Levine
Zheng Li & Jing Xie
Churlzu Lim & Hye-Young Kim
Mr. & Mrs. Murali Linga
Greg Litowski
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Major
Mr. Stephen Marcil
Ms. Sarah Markle
Mr Jason McNeil
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Metcalf
Alyssa Mills & Boris Krivitsky
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Vadim Moshkovsky
Prelude (up to $249, continued)
Todd Muldrew & Casey Cothran
Mr & Mrs Jeremy Naman
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Nelson
Ms. Patricia O’Rourke
Amy Orsinger Whitehead
Mr. & Mrs. Pritesh Patel
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Peters
Harry Pirie
Anjaneya Ponnapati & Sreedevi Purini
Ms. Jehan Ramoran
Santosh Rao Family
Ms. Alaina Rea
Mr. Kurt Riecken
Yukiko Rivas
Mr. John Roselli
Mr. Allan Rosenfeld
Mr. Dale Rudiger
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Seeley
Ms. Annette Semprit
Abdullah Sihlangu
Jordan Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Smoak
Mr. Sam Sparrow
Steel Tape Measuring Inc.
Ms. Ellyn Stuart
Gireesh Sundararaman
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Tarbutton
Christopher Tebbit & Katie Smith
Darcy Thursby
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Todd
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Tortorelli
Hollis Ulaky
Mr. Jeff Volpenheim
Mr. & Mrs. George Wagner
Mr. Brett Walden
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Walker
Victor Wang
Ms Angela Watson
Debi Wayne
Wells Fargo
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Wescott
Mr. Alex Wilborn
Prelude (up to $249, continued)
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Wilhelm
Ms Zhiyao Xiao
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Yun
Mr. Ning Zhao
Ms. Hanna Zhdan
Mr. Zheng Zuo Ms. Jing Yang
Board of Directors
President: Kenneth Jackson
Vice President: Christina Beekman-Chin
Secretary: Richard Van der Kraan
Treasurer: Yelena Moshkovsky
Music Director & Conductor: Ernest Pereira
President Elect: Christopher Wescott
Friends of the YOC Chair: Beth Garges
At Large: Abdullah Birdsong
At Large: Donna Kiser
At Large: Mike Negus
At Large: Whitney Peters Administration
Liz Burns, Interim Executive Director
Debby Groenhout, Executive Assistant
Jimie Maley, YOC Manager
YOC Preparatory Orchestra
Sectional Coaches
Kari Giles – Violin 1
Susan Blumberg – Violin 2
Ning Zhao – Viola
Liz Burns – Cello
Kurt Riecken – Bass
Amy Whitehead – Woodwinds
Tom Burge – Brass
Adam Collins – Percussion
YOC Upcoming Concerts
Spring Concert
Youth Orchestra of Charlotte and YOC Flute Choir
May 20, 2024
7:00pm - Halton
TONIGHT'S CONCERT IS BEING RECORDED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!
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