The award-winning Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra–comprised of Michigan Tech students, faculty, and Yooper community musicians–is the oldest orchestra in the Upper Peninsula. The KSO presents 4-5 concerts per year, with recent highlights including Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker with the Minnesota Ballet, West Side Story with Tech Theatre, and music by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Wagner. In 2021, the KSO received 2nd place nationally in the American Prize in Music, awarded to the best college orchestras in America.