2021 - 2022 Season
April
- Verbytsky, Ukrainian National Anthem
- Sibelius, Finlandia
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio espagnol
- Orff, Carmina Burana
February
- Wagner, Tannhäuser Overture (Wagner)
- Mozart, Flute Concerto No. 1, First Movement
- Weber (arr. David Olson), Andante e Rondo Ongarese
- Brahms, Concerto for Violin and Cello, Second Movement
- Vivaldi, "Winter" from The Four Seasons, First and Second Movements
- Beriot, Scène de ballet
- Viotti, Violin Concerto No. 23, Third Movement
- Violin Concerto in E minor, First Movement
December
- Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker (with Minnesota Ballet)
October
- Strauss II, Overture to Die Fledermaus
- Liszt, Les Preludes
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 8
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian Easter Overture
2020 - 2021 Season
April
- Offenbach, Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade Symphonic Suite
February
- Vaughan Williams, Wasps Overture
- Berlioz, March to the Scaffold
- Tchaikovsky, Capriccio Italien
- Rossini, Italian Girl in Algiers
- Bartok, Romanian Folk Dances
October
- Copland, Red Pony Suite
- Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
- Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings, Finale
2019 - 2020 Season
February
- Schubert, Rosamunde Overture
- Borodin, Polovtsian Dances
- Jiangning Fu, Floating Clouds and Flowing Water
- Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4
December
- Vivaldi, Gloria
- Mozart, Requiem
October
- Bach, Toccata and Fugue (arr. Stokowski)
- Wagner, Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral
- Brahms, Haydn Variations (St. Anthony Variations)
- Mendelssohn, Reformation Symphony
2018 - 2019 Season
April
- Verdi, La Forza del Destino Overture
- Schubert, Unfinished Symphony, First Movement
- Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue
- Stravinsky, Firebird Suite
- Schoenberg, Chamber Symphony No. 2, First Movement
February
- Berlioz, Les nuits d'ete
- Holst, Planets
November/December
- Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker (with Minnesota Ballet)
October
- Copland, El Salon Mexico (Joel Neves, conductor)
- Britten, Sinfonia de Requiem (Grover Wilkins III, conductor)
- Barber, Adagio for Strings (Milton Olsson, conductor)
- Jeff Bell-Hanson, And If Dreams Could Come True [World Premiere] (Milton Olsson, conductor)
- Curiale, Wind River (Michael Griffith, conductor)
- Tchaikovsky, 1812 Overture (Joel Neves, conductor)
2017 - 2018 Season
April 28
- Schubert, Marche Militaire
- Strauss (Sr.), Radetzky March
- Strauss (Jr.), Pizzicato Polka
- Strauss (Jr.), Thunder and Lightning Polka
- Strauss (Jr.), Bauern Polka
- Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5
April 19-22
KSO Concert Tour to Minneapolis
February 24
- Shostakovich, Festive Overture
- Saint-Saens, Carnival of the Animals
- Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition
December 9
- Marquez, Danzon No. 2
- Libby Meyer World Premiere
- Vaughan-Williams, Sinfonia Antartica
November 2
This concert is part of the 41 North Film Festival. The orchestra and choir provide background music during a showing of the 1928 silent film, Passion of Joan of Arc.
- Einhorn, Voices of Light (combined with Michigan Tech Chamber Choir)
September 30
This concert is part of Music-O-Rama, the Visual and Performing Arts department’s combined music ensembles concert.
- Marquez, Danzon No. 2
- Respighi, Pines of Rome [Finale] (combined with Wind Symphony)
2016 - 2017 Season
April 13-15
- West Side Story
February 11
- Shore, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
- Badelt, Pirates of the Caribbean
- Brower, World of Warcraft
- Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody
- Kondo, Super Mario Bros Medley
- Williams, Star Wars Suite for Orchestra
December 10
- Handel, Messiah
October 8
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 (Jared Anderson, conductor)
- Esenvalds, Whispers on the Prairie Wind (Jerry Blackstone, guest conductor)
2015 - 2016 Season
April 23
- Mendelssohn, Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture
- Liszt, Hamlet
- Sibelius, Tempest Overture
- Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet (selections)
- Berlioz, Romeo and Juliet (selections)
February 27
- Von Suppe, Light Cavalry Overture
- Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 1, Movement 1 (Lindy Wagner, violin)
- Strauss, Horn Concerto No. 1, Movement 3 (Carson Williams, horn)
- Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto, Movement 1 (Irene Ra, violin)
- Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23, Movement 1 (Isabel Valencia, piano)
- Offenbach, Elle a fui, la tourterelle! from Act IV of Tales of Hoffmann (Kelli Dekutoski, voice)
- Puccini, Vissi d’arte from Act II of Tosca (Kelli Dekutoski, voice)
- Saint-Saens, Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 1 (Maggie Wang, piano)
- Massenet, Meditation from Act II of Thais (Seth Helman, violin)
- Kabalevsky, Piano Concerto No. 3, Movement 1 (Eddie Zhou, piano)
December 4-5
- Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker
October 10
Daniel O'Bryant, guest conductor
- Rossini, La Gazza Ladra Overture
- Copland, Our Town
- Strauss, Emperor Waltz
- Wagner, Prelude to Parsifal
- Bach, Arioso
- Bach, Air
- Handel, Viola Concerto (Pamela McConnell, guest violist)
2014 - 2015 Season
April 25
- Vaughan Williams, English Folk Song Suite
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Golden Cockerel Suite
- Handel, Water Music, Suites No. 1 and No. 2 (selections)
- Bizet, L’Arlesienne Suite, No. 1 and No. 2 (selections)
April 16-19
KSO Concert Tour to Crystal Falls, Oshkosh, and Chicago. See repertoire for April 25.
February 21
- Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
December 13
- Berlioz, Requiem, Rex Tremendae
- Faure, Pavane
- Verdi, La traviata, Gypsy Chorus
- Gabrieli, In Ecclesiis
- Strauss, Feuerfest (Polka Francaise)
- Wagner, Tannhauser, Pilgrim’s Chorus
- Puccini, Madama Butterfly, Humming Chorus
- Wagner, Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III and Bridal Chorus
- Berlioz, Requiem, Offertorium
- Bach, Cantata 140, Wachet auf
- Faure, Requiem, Agnus Dei
- Verdi, Aida, Triumphal March & Chorus
October 11
Luis Gorelik, guest conductor
- Bouchardo, Escenas Argentinas: Dia de Fiesta, El arroyo, La campera
- Gianneo, El Tarco en flor
- Gilardi, El Gaucho con botas nuevas
- Castro, El llanto de las sierras
- Ginastera, Suite del ballet Estancia
2013 - 2014 Season
April 11-12
- Menotti, Amahl and the Night Visitors
- Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake (selections)
February 22
- Haydn, Symphony No. 88
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 3
December 7
- Offenbach, Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
- Dvorak, Symphony No. 9, Second Movement
- Bilik, American Civil War Fantasy
- Harris, “Gettysburg Symphony,” First Movement (Awakening)
- Glass, the CIVIL warS, Interlude #2
- Still, “Afro-American Symphony,” First Movement & Third Movement
- Copland, Lincoln Portrait [President Glenn Mroz, narrator]
October 12
- Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture
- Mahler, Symphony No. 5, Fourth Movement
- Dvořák, Scherzo Capriccioso
- Dvořák, Cello Concerto [Nathan Jasinski, guest cellist]
2012 - 2013 Season
April 18-20
- Fiddler on the Roof
March 2
- Wagner, Entrance of the Guests, Tannhauser
- Brahms, Symphony No. 4, Second Movement
- Tchaikovsky, Marche Slav
- Wagner, Prelude to Act III, Tristan und Isolde
- Gliere, Russian Sailor’s Dance
- Grieg, "Solveig's Song" from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 2
- Saint-Saens, Suite Algerienne, March Militaire Francaise
- Strauss, Bauern Polka
- Wagner, Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral, Lohengrin
December 8
- Holst, Planets: Mars & Uranus
- World Premiere by Libby Meyer
- Performance by Hampton Rock String Quartet
October 25-28 (KSO tour of the U.P.)
Same repertoire as October 13 concert with the addition of Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite
- No. 1: Anitra’s Dance & Aase’s Death
October 13
- Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty Suite
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Antar Symphony, First Movement
- Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9
2011 - 2012 Season
April 14
- Saint-Saens, Samson and Delilah, Bacchanale
- Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
- Vaughan Williams, Dona Nobis Pacem
February 18
- Rossini, William Tell Overture
- Liszt, Orpheus
- Dvorak, Slavonic Dances, Op. 46
- Olsson, Dialogues for Orchestra [World Premiere]
December 3
- Mozart, Symphony No. 38, First Movement
- Liszt, Faust Symphony, Second Movement
- Tchaikovsky, Symphony No 4, Third Movement
- Dvorak, Symphony No. 9, Fourth Movement
October 15
- Strauss, Dance of the Seven Veils
- Penderecki, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima
- Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain
- Dvorak, Noon Witch
- Stravinsky, Firebird Suite, Berceuse and Finale
2010 - 2011 Season
April 14-16
- South Pacific
February 19
- Copland, Appalachian Spring
- Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
February 12
Winter Carnival Pop Concert
December 4
- Enescu, Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
- Ravel, Pavane for a Dead Princess
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
October
- Ponchielli, Dance of the Hours
- Higdon, Blue Cathedral
- Tchaikovsky, Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
- Elgar, Enigma Variations
2009 - 2010 Season
April
- Bernstein
- Selections from Mass
- Fancy Free
- On the Town
- West Side Story
February
- Von Suppe, Poet and Peasant Overture
- Verdi, "Salce, Salce" and "Ave Maria" from Otello, Act IV
- Bizet, Carmen Suites Nos. 1 and 2
December
- Handel, Messiah
October
- Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
- Stravinsky, Suites Nos. 1 and 2
- Mendelssohn, Midsummer Night's Dream Suite