MWROC Festival 2026 – Rock Orchestra Concert Finale Event
The week concludes with MWROC’s signature finale event featuring more than 100 musicians and singers sharing the stage in an unforgettable international rock orchestra concert celebration.
MWROC Festival 2026 – Matt Bell, Haydn Vitera, and Dr. Felicia Rojas
Matt Bell is an internationally touring electric violinist, vocalist, and recording artist who has spent decades pushing the instrument into rock, pop, hip hop, and R&B. Haydn Vitera is a versatile performer and recording artist whose career spans country, western swing, rock, and mariachi fusion. Dr. Felicia Rojas is a Grammy-nominated violinist and vocalist known for blending classical training with rock, mariachi, metal, anime, and world music influences.
MWROC Festival 2026 – The Chuck and David Show, starring Dr. David Wallace and Dr. Chuck Bontrager
Dr. David Wallace is an internationally acclaimed violist, composer, educator, and improviser praised by The New York Times for solos that sound like “Jimmy Page fronting Led Zeppelin.” Dr. Chuck Bontrager is a groundbreaking multi-style string performer and the recipient of the first-ever doctorate in electric violin performance.
MWROC Festival 2026 – Greg Byers and Robb Janov
Greg Byers is an award-winning performer, composer, producer, and educator known for his genre-crossing style and improvisational artistry. Robb Janov is an electrifying performer, award-winning educator, and actor known for building immersive live-looped performances entirely from violin and voice.
MWROC Festival 2026 – The Mark Wood Experience and Matt Vanacoro
Featuring Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s string master and founding member Mark Wood and powerhouse vocalist Laura Kaye, The Mark Wood Experience delivers an electrifying night of original music, powerhouse vocals, and reimagined classic rock favorites. Matt Vanacoro is a dynamic pianist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose work spans rock, jazz, film, television, and touring performance.
newEar Concert
Featuring Yotam Haber’s Estro Poetico-armonico III, this program is one of newEar’s most ambitious concerts in years. The central theme in Yotam’s Poetico-armonico series is a musical dialogue with the past. A centuries long game of telephone of Jewish music and customs. Performing this epic work is made possible with support by the Azrieli Foundation. The work is paired with music from some of the most engaging Canadian and Jewish composers of our time.
Dance Expressions Recitals
The annual dance recital is at the end of the main season. It is a special performance where dancers showcase the skills and routines they’ve worked hard on throughout the year. It’s a celebratory event for students to perform on stage in costume, build confidence, and share their progress with family and friends. The recital highlights each class’s choreography and gives every dancer the chance to shine.
Chamber Recital
Featuring music by Heggie, Linthicum-Blackhorse, Uebayashi, Hahn, Lecuonda
First Act – Seussical
The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many “thinks.” Horton faces a double challenge: not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant.
MNU Improv 4/11
The MNU Improv team presents monthly shows on campus. Games and lines are made up on the spot based on your suggestions!