Hello Directors,
I have updated the official 2026 MPA lists to reflect the recent additions made by the MPA Committee. There will be no further literature additions considered until summer. Additionally, no grade level changes were made. In our opinion, those types of edits should be considered in the summer and reported by the beginning of the school year.
***There were two mistakes on the list that were recently discovered and needed correcting. It did NOT affect the grade level of either piece.
On the Grade III list, the piece “Dorian Variations” has been updated to reflect its true composer, Mark Williams. Mozart did not compose that song.
On the Grade IV list, the piece “The Sprint,” by Alan Lee Silva, has actually been present for years. However, at some point it was erroneously edited to “The Spirit,” which is not the title of any piece composed by Alan Lee Silva, or any relevant piece of music.
As you find these types of errors, please contact me so I can put them on the list to fix for next fall.
There will be a virtual meeting of the ad hoc committee sometime in late May or early June. You are welcome to be a part of it; we are all volunteers. You can reach me at [email protected].
Yours,
Greg Murphy
LINKS:
- Additions/Edits Form
- String Orchestra MPA List
- Full Orchestra MPA List
- Sight Reading Examples
Eastern MPA Chairperson:
Kimberly (Zimmerman) Lake
[email protected]
Eastern MPA – Site 1
Riley Paulson – Site Host
March 16-17, 2026
Ashley High School
Wilmington, NC
Eastern MPA – Site 2
Ryan Ellefsen – Site Host
March 18-19, 2026
East Chapel Hill High School
Chapel Hill, NC