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.
Early College Open House
Tour campus, connect with current students and faculty, and learn how Early College can jumpstart your academic journey.
Alumni Event: January 2026 Webinar
New year, new you! Learn some healthy habits with Javon Taylor (’17), owner of workplace fitness company Taylor’d Fit in this free online webinar.
MNU Family Weekend at Great Wolf Lodge
Got cabin fever in your house? Consider giving your family a slice of summer in the middle of winter during MNU Family Weekend at Great Wolf Lodge.
We Love Alums Week
Join us March 2-6 for We Love Alums Week in telling the MNU story through your personal experience. Participation is free.
MNU’s 20th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration
You’re invited to celebrate the life, work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during our Gathering Chapel, at College Church of the Nazarene