The Michael Walters Orchestra is a group of talented professionals dedicated to making your event into a memorable, world-class experience.
Be it a wedding, corporate event, or other special occasion, an evening of music provided by MWO will enhance your celebration with style, elegance, class, and FUN!
From relaxing dinner music all the way to a roaring dance party, MWO will kick up the energy until every last guest is dancing and singing along!
MWO brings a show with a master of genres, from jazz, Motown and classic rock to the newest, cutting edge hits of today.
We read our audience and tailor our set to each individual crowd, creating a customized dance party your guests will never forget!
We provide an interactive and high-energy show that will keep the audience engaged and excited up until the last dance. You won’t regret working with a group of professionals who are as dedicated as you are to making yours the event of the year!
MWO is EXCITED to introduce our new band in the “MWO” family- Skyline! This group of musicians and vocalists has it all!
Skyline sounds great, looks great, and as great energy and chemistry! All our Skyline Band members reside in the Chicago area and have roots in the Midwest, some whom performed with National acts such as Chuck Berry, Martha and the Vandellas, The Drifters, The Platters, The Coasters, Jay Leno, Red Skelton, Diane Schuur and more!
Please continue to browse for more information about our many band options and booking info, as well as demos and testimonials. We look forward to providing you not only with Chicago’s best music, but the most electrifying overall experience any orchestra has to offer!
Name: Heidi Huber Event: Wedding Band: Skyline Rating: 5 Stars Highly recommend! The Skyline 9 piece band was fantastic at my daughter’s wedding. Also recommend the upgrade for music at cocktails and during dinner – what a nice touch. Everyone was on the dance floor all night and had such fun! A great process from…
Name: Hannah Event: Wedding Band: Michael Walters Orchestra Rating: 5 Stars MWO was an amazing addition to our team of wedding vendors!! We were looking for a big band style, rat pack era vibe and this team absolutely NAILED IT. Our first dance was “What a Difference a Day Makes” and it was better than…
Name: Pam Event: Wedding Band: Michael Walters Orchestra Rating: 5 Stars The band was amazing. Highly recommend. 5 stars is not enough! They gave a 10+ star performance. Very professional. They had everyone out on the dance floor having fun. Best band you can find. Thank you MWO!
Name: Brittany Pacheco Event: Wedding Band: Michael Walters Orchestra Rating: 5 Stars 5 stars, 5 stars, 5 stars. We hired MWO band for our wedding reception last weekend and oh my goodness! Our dance floor was on fire ALL night. From the first song, to 1am, we didn’t have a clear dance floor. Absolutely highly…
Name: Chris Pacheco Event: Wedding Band: Michael Walters Orchestra Rating: 5 Stars We got nonstop comments about MWO all night long from the moment they started playing! They brought so much energy and fun. Our dance floor was jam packed the entire time they played! They are such a talented band and really know how…
Name: Donna and Jeffrey Event: Wedding Band: Michael Walters Orchestra Rating: 5 Stars Our Daughters wedding was this past Saturday night, and Im still getting compliments on our music. MWO are absolutely the BEST! The dance floor was full all night long. We have know Michael for many years now, and if I could throw…
Name: David Kennedy Event: Wedding Band: Skyline Rating: 5 Stars Just wanted to let you know the Skyline Band did a great job at my daughter’s wedding this past Saturday. I have played in bands for many years and for our prior three weddings we hired local musicians that I have known —- we go…
Name: Karyn and Bruce Event: Wedding Band: MFM Rating: 5 Stars My wedding was over a month ago and I’m still thinking about MFM and their performance. They made our wedding such a special evening. From the beginning when we started to plan, Mike was very accessible and responded to our emails and texts very…
Name: Emily & Jack Event: Wedding Rating: 5 Stars Thank you SO very much for an awesome and perfect performance at our wedding. Everyone keeps talking about how amazing MWO was and the dance floor was packed the entire night. You truly made the night the absolute best and we had the most amazing time!!…
Name: Suzy Event: Wedding Rating: 5 Stars We cannot thank MWO enough for playing at our wedding. From beginning to end Michael Walters was easy to work with, responsive and professional. We were 110% satisfied with the entire experience. Our dance floor was full the entire night!! We love MWO!
Name: Katie Event: Wedding at North Shore Country Club in Glenview,Il Thank you SO much Michael for everything!!!!!! We had the most amazing time. You and your band are incredible! Our friends and family had the most amazing time thanks to you! And we did too!!!!
Name: Anna Y Event: Wedding at Pierre Marquette Hotel in Peoria This band was truly spectacular. The dance floor was packed the entire night. Our photo booth even complimented on us that they thought they should have been charged cover for the privilege of listening to them all night! Not only did they learn our…
Name: Shane O’Neil Event: Wedding I was a guest at the wedding where MWO performed in Menomonee Falls WI last Saturday. I just wanted to tell you that MWO were the very best musical group I ever experienced in more than a half century of attending weddings. I wish my wife and I were getting…
Name: Linda Sheils Event: Special Event Stars: 5 Stars Rhinelander WI will never be the same!! Amazing, Entertaining, Talented, Professional, and a Great Group of People!! I hope we get to see you again next year in the corn field :) I loved every moment of your performance! I wish you all the best!!!
Name: Amanda Waite Event: Wedding Stars: 5 Stars We just had MWO as our wedding band 2 weeks ago and cannot stop thinking about how fun they were! They made the entire night of our wedding so fun for all of the guests. We loved the selection of songs that they came up with given…
Wedding 5 Stars There is not enough space in this box to say all of the good things I’d like to say about MWO! From my initial contact with Mike, he was super responsive and flexible. We were looking for great music for our smaller-sized, Thursday night wedding - for which we wanted a laid…
Corporate Event - 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “MWO is really great. can;t say enough good things about them. They played at a business (formal attire) event with a broard range of ages (35 years and up). Everybidy loved them and the broad range of songs they…
Corporate Event - 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “We actually had MWO for a corporate event at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. They did a wonderful job mixing up the music for our group. I would suggest them to any organization for a fun band with a great…
Wedding My fiance and I were first introduced to the Michael Walters Orchestra at a wedding last summer. The music was phenomenal and the dance floor was packed all night from grandma and grandpa to the 20-somethings! MWO played a great mix that kept everyone going til the very end! At the end of the…
Wedding I just wanted to send you a note to thank you and the band for an amazing performance this summer at our wedding at Strawberry Creek in Kenosha. Many or our guests are still talking about how much fun they had that evening and how much they enjoyed the music. The photographers captured some…
Wedding My wife and hadn’t danced that much in 20 years! MWO was the most incredibly versatile, professional, exciting and fun band I have ever experienced. They packed the dance floor all night long with renditions from every genre, and the quality was so good it could have been recorded as a live album that…
Awesome band! Our guests were raving about them for days afterward. They did a great job of keeping a fun atmosphere the whole night! Wedding 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “MWO was amazing! They kept my dance floor full all night! Michael was easy to work with…
Wedding MWO was the perfect band for our wedding. They are extremely professional, flexible, talented, and played funky Motown and other rock tunes all night long! Everyone danced all night and it was definitely due to the awesome music, the band’s infectious personality and sound - the entire band was likewise extremely warm, accommodating, and…
Wedding MWO made this a party to remember! They were so professional, responsive and talented. I had so many comments about how this is the best band guests have seen and they played a wide variety of music that kept the dance floor full of all age ranges for the entire evening. They truly made…
Wedding MWO was AWESOME! Mike was always great to work with and really takes the time to get to know what you are looking for! We did our first dance to “All of Me” by John Legend and the man who sang it had a beautiful voice! All of the singers and band members were…
Wedding What can I say about the MWO…aside from how proud and grateful that we are to have had this ensemble for our event! First off, let me start with their level of professionalism and enthusiasm for making this wedding perfect for our needs. They were the life of the party, but did not take…
Wedding - 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “Absolutely fantastic!!! Michael Walters and his band made our wedding. Yes we had the food, drinks, flowers etc. but MWO brought the party! They’re incredibly talented and give it their all! They kept our dance floor packed the entire night…
Graduation Party “ I meant to thank all of you Mr.Walters and company a while ago - what a wonderful evening you did for my daughters graduation…what a band you are and can’t wait till I have an opportunity to hire you again!!!!😀😀😀😀 Sincerely Jacqueline Olson.
Wedding Superb band! They made our daughter’s wedding fantastic. Rocked the night away. For a successful event, this band is a must. Appealed to all ages - something for everyone.
Wedding Michael, We cannot thank you enough for performing at our wedding. You made the entire evening beautiful, from the cocktail hour to the last song. We really appreciate you spending your holiday with us. For the past 2 days, everyone has been contacting us telling us how much they loved the band! Everyone commented…
Special Event I just wanted to write you a quick email to tell you how PLEASED we were with you performance, both nights!! I can’t tell you how many people have asked about the band. You guys did an AMAZING job! We couldn’t have been more pleased and you totally nailed the grand march!! Thank…
Holiday Event Everyone was up and DANCING! The Michael Walters Orchestra did a phenomenal job at our Medical Staff Dinner Dance. Mike and his crew certainly did a wonderful job ENTERTAINING everyone and had the ability to get everyone up and on the dance floor!
Holiday Event MWO was absolutely AMAZING! They rocked the house all night. It was the best holiday event we have ever had. People left exhausted from so much dancing!
Wedding Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 4.5 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “Michael Walters Orchestra was amazing!! We are so happy we chose to use them as our band! They were in constant contact with us leading up to the wedding and always ensured us that this day was about my wife and I.…
Wedding - 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “Mike and his crew are nothing short of SPECTACULAR!!! We had almost 300 people at our wedding and everyone I have talked to has just raved about our band. The folks that came over from Ireland swear they had never…
Wedding - 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “Thank you to Michael Walters and MWO for helping make our daughter’s wedding such a special event. Their music was outstanding and they had everybody dancing from start to finish. My daughter really appreciated that they took the time to…
Wedding - 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “I could not be happier with the Michael Walters Orchestra! They exceeded any expectations my wife and I had for our wedding. They were extremely professional throughout the entire process (planning the wedding, changes that came up, setting up, the…
Wedding MWO has been a staple for all of our business and private parties and celebrations for many years! We’re not sure how, but each time we use them, they reinvent themselves and get better and better! Whether it is a jazz trio for a cocktail reception, a pianist and singer for our annual holiday…
Wedding - 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 MWO has been a staple for all of our business and private parties and celebrations for many years! We’re not sure how, but each time we use them, they reinvent themselves and get better and better! Whether it is a…
Wedding at Wisconsin Club, Milwaukee, WI Dan and I wanted to extend our much overdue gratitude to you and the Michael Walters Orchestra for…being AMAZING! MWO’s energy, excitement, and incredible talent…and set list!… was the perfect compliment to our wedding celebration. Our guests continue to comment on the amazing entertainment MWO provided and we could…
Wedding Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “MWO is an amazingly talented group of musicians and professionals. Their extensive repertoire and on-stage charisma was the perfect compliment to my husband and my wedding day. Our guests continue to comment on the incredible entertainment they provided! I took comfort hiring…
Wedding We had a fantastic wedding. The Michael Walters Orchestra was a special part for our dinner and reception. They are a fantastic band. Numerous guests informed me the band was awesome and the reception was one of the best they had ever been too. The dance floor was never empty. Their talent is beyond…
Corporate Party at Mount Sinai Hospital Mike, you guys ( MWO ) did an AWESOME JOB!!!! Everything was fantastic! The brass section was my favorite. We’ve got you on the short list for our next party! Have a great spring and summer!
Wedding Reception “The MWO Orchestra did a great job to make our wedding reception truly one to remember. Rico and Marlena brought the house down!”
Wedding - 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “Amazing! Had everyone dancing and everyone kept commenting in how great it was! Was def a big investment but we wouldn’t have done it any differently!”
Corporate Event - 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “exceeded expectations on every level”
Wedding - 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “MWO was fantastic! They had everyone dancing all night and everyone had a ton of fun! They have a variety of singers that allow them to play a huge range of songs. I would highly recommend them to anyone interested…
Wedding Reception We were 110% satisfied with our experience with MWO. From the first phone call to the day after the event, we were treated as if we were the only customers. Calls/emails were responded to extremely promptly– sometimes within hours. The band was willing to make many accommodations– moving microphones and speakers, using iPod…
Anniversary Gala I’d like to thank the Michael Walters Orchestra for their awesomeness at the Aurora Sinai 150th Anniversary Gala in Milwaukee on Saturday. They were just perfect throughout and even to accompanied our video with live music to a tee. I can’t wait to have another opportunity to work with the Michael Walters Orchestra.
Wedding: 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “MWO was a blast! They kept everyone dancing & everyone had an amazing time. Definitely would recommend this band!”
Wedding Reception: 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 Jack said… “MWO ROCKED the HOUSE! Very professional on every level. The guests are still talking about the band!”
Wedding at Milwaukee Grain Exchange The Michael Walters Orchestra played at my daughter’s wedding, and they were EXCELLENT ! They had the dance floor jumping all night with music for us “old Folks” – Motown, disco, etc.- and for the 20-somethings in the crowd – Adele,Beyonce, etc… We couldn’t have asked for a better band.…
Wedding As the mother and father of the bride, we cannot say enough about the OUTSTANDING quality of the music at our daughter’s wedding!!!!! Mike Walters and the band were pure pleasure from start to finish… they were the perfect music and sound tech for our ceremony… and the enjoyable background to our cocktail hour…
Wedding - 5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 “We couldn’t have been more pleased with the MWO. After seeing them play at a friends wedding, we decided we had to have them perform at our New Years Eve Wedding! We already had a deposit down and a different…