NCMEA Western Region MPA
2027
Kenneth Tysor- MPA Planning Chair- [email protected]
| 2027 Piedmont Triad Site Monday-Tuesday, March 8 & 9 |
2027 Western NC Site Thursday, March 18 |
2027 Charlotte Area Site TBA |
| Atkins High School 3605 Old Greensboro Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 |
East Henderson High School 150 Eagle Pride Drive East Flat Rock, NC 28726 |
TBA |
| Greg Murphy Site Host/ Event Chair [email protected] |
Jennifer Quinn Site Host/ Event Chair [email protected] |
TBA- Site Host TBA- Event Chair |
2027 MPA Registration due by January 20 and is not yet open.
Registration links will be emailed out on the WRO Google group and posted on this website once available.
If you are a director, please use this link to add yourself to the group:
https://groups.google.com/g/north-carolina-western-region-orchestra
HELPFUL MPA LINKS:
- Additions/Edits Form
- String Orchestra MPA List
- Full Orchestra MPA List
- Sight Reading Examples
- Prepared Adjudicator Score Sheet
- Adjudication Rubric
- NCMEA Orchestra Governing Documents
- Read Article I “Director’s Responsibilities for all NCMEA Sponsored Activities”
- Read Article VI for all MPA Policy and Procedures
All groups should perform TWO compositions chosen from the current North Carolina MPA Repertoire List. One must be from a classification as registered, and a second may be at the same level or one level above. A third may be of the director’s choice. A director may not repeat the same repertoire with the same ensemble during any four-year period for high school groups, or during any three-year period for middle school groups.
Groups receiving ratings for grades III – VI will sight read as part of their rating.
- Sight-reading will be required for all groups performing in grades III-VI.
- Groups performing in grades I and II may opt-in to sight-read, for comments only or for a score, according to the director’s choice at registration.
- Sight-reading selections will be two grade levels below the grade level of the prepared selections for groups entering in grades III through VI. Groups entering in grades I and II who choose to sight-read will sight-read a grade I level.
Adjudicators cannot work with any ensemble participating in the same region that they are judging from the start of second semester to MPA. Any exceptions due to unusual/unforeseen circumstances must be approved by the State Orchestra Section Chair.
There are 3 MPA sites with 5 different dates. You will choose your 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th preferences:
- Directors must be current members of NCMEA and include proof in online registration.
- Applications must be submitted by the director and checks must be postmarked no later than January 20th
- All groups must have 12 or more members. Directors may not perform with their group. Youth orchestras are not eligible.
- No student may participate in more than one group unless they are enrolled in each group unless one group is a string orchestra and the other is a full orchestra.
- If your group is performing for Comments Only, any combination of ages and schools is acceptable.
- With the exception of accompanists, performers must not exceed the 12th grade.
- All directors are required to furnish three original scores of each composition to be performed. Each score must have every measure numbered. Photocopies are not allowed unless written verification from the publisher is included with the scores.
- Time limits: Grade I-II 25 minutes (includes set up and tuning)
Grade III-IV 35 minutes
Grade V-VI 40 minutes - Each group may enter the warm-up area one event ahead of their performance time.
- Directors are responsible for providing a stage crew to assist in stage set-up. Piano, 3 timpani, bass drum, chairs, stands, and podium will be furnished by site schools. Please note that a harp is not available. You will need to bring your own bass stools.
- Any group arriving late will perform only at the discretion of the event chair.
- Groups are encouraged to stay and listen to other schools perform. Directors and students are reminded that no one is to leave, or enter, the performance area during another group’s performance. Please remind your students of proper concert etiquette.
- Each director will attend to the behavior of his/her students. Failure to stop disruptive behavior will result in the group being asked to leave the site and not being able to participate again.
Contact MPA Planning Chair Kenneth Tysor at [email protected] with any questions.