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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Students starting in the fall or spring must participate in New Student Orientation. This event is for all incoming traditional students, including commuters and transfers under 25.

This special event is designed for high school students who want to explore what’s next after graduation.