It’s November, the month of gratitude, and we thought we’d celebrate our deep gratitude to you with some reflections shared by members of our precious community.
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Our first letter is from Teddy McCoy, member of the ACG Youth Orchestra. A marvelous young artist, Teddy has contributed his talent to many exciting projects like last season’s centerpiece Home: The Elements, and Spy Kids with Robert Rodriguez.
Teddy’s words are a beautiful reminder of the power of music and friendship, and we thank you for helping make it all possible. Here’s Teddy’s letter:
Dear ACG Community,
I can remember my first rehearsal in the youth orchestra. Clear as day. I would summarize the experience with the following: First, I played terribly. I don’t believe I got a note in time. Second, Joe looked rather worried and asked in the middle of rehearsal if I was doing all right. I confess, that night, in my privacy, I cried. I feared being hated. I thought I was doomed to a cycle of disappointing others and plain failure.
But the weeks proved my judgment wrong. What I found was, the people playing around me, with me, wanted us all to play as beautifully as we possibly could. I have learned that we, the youth orchestra, and all of ACG, are a wonderfully united group. United in the creation of beautiful things.
I am deeply thankful for this and wish all who are intertwined with ACG to know, though I believe they are already aware, there is no action nobler than to aid music in seeping through to the world.
My foremost gratitude,
Teddy
