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9:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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350 +

Annual public performances

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450

Undergraduate and graduate students

Events

DMA II Recital: Ryan MacDonald, flute

Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
DMA II Recital: Ryan MacDonald, flute Ryan MacDonald, flute Joshua Paul Stine, flute Neil Krzewski, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Composers' Workshop Concert II

Thursday, April 25, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Composers' Workshop Concert II More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31068 This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA II Recital: Xiaowen Tang, double bass

Thursday, April 25, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
DMA II Recital: Xiaowen Tang, double bass Xiaowen Tang, doublebass Hshin Hui Liu, piano Klyce Charles Michael, Violin This concert is free and open to the public.

Dunn Graduate Fellowship String Quartet, Spring Recital

Thursday, April 25, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Dunn Graduate Fellowship String Quartet, Spring Recital Alicia Maiz Alonso, violin Luis Enrique Infante Hernandez, violin Kylie Little, viola Christina Leigh Stephenson, cello This concert is free and open to the public.
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