With a focus on innovation and access, Kyle Carpenter has propelled the MacPhail Center for Music to become the largest community music school in the country. Since he joined in 2011, MacPhail has achieved 72% growth. Carpenter was instrumental in creating online learning programming that has expanded the Minneapolis music school’s offerings throughout Minnesota while creating a blueprint for other institutions, including the L.A. Philharmonic and Boston University, to provide online music education. Under Carpenter’s leadership, MacPhail’s three-year, $25 million “Up Tempo!” campaign to diversify programming and broaden accessibility reached its goal before its December 2024 deadline. He also spearheaded programs like Project Amplify, providing free support to the state’s K-12 music educators to introduce culturally relevant music education to classrooms.