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From Ireland to Iowa: Works-in-Progress on Sounding Nature promotional image

From Ireland to Iowa: Works-in-Progress on Sounding Nature

Friday, October 4, 2024 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Addressing artistic renderings of both the Irish and Iowan landscapes, University of Iowa Graduate Students Rebekah Erdman (Musicology) and Adrian Gronseth (History) will be workshopping projects that showcase the breadth of scholarly engagement with music, sound, and our natural surroundings.
Steven Schick Born in Iowa: The Iowa Legacy of Contemporary Music promotional image

Steven Schick Born in Iowa: The Iowa Legacy of Contemporary Music

Friday, October 4, 2024 6:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Schick reflects on the rich history of contemporary music at the University of Iowa. Alongside this rumination, he'll play virtuosic solo percussion pieces that received early and important performances here in Iowa City. 

Iowa Percussion: Celebrating the Steven Schick Legacy at Iowa

Saturday, October 5, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Iowa Percussion: Celebrating the Steven Schick Legacy at Iowa This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31141 This concert is free and open to the public.

Center for New Music Ensemble I - with Steven Schick

Sunday, October 6, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Center for New Music Ensemble I - with Steven Schick 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/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31144 This concert is free and open to the public.
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