Events

upcoming concerts + events Special event series events for recital attendance

Making music daily.

You can always find us making music in Voxman Music Building, whether our concert hall stage is full of orchestra members or a single musician is rehearsing in one of our high-tech studio spaces. You can catch our performances via livestream or watch a previous recording.

Concert livestreams

Can't make it in person? We have select live performances streamed in real time right here.

Concert recordings

Our YouTube channel is a treasure trove of concert videos, along with videos showing a glimpse into life as a music student at the University of Iowa.

Upcoming music events

Recital: Brad Balster - Euphonium, Keegan Clark - Trombone

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 5:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Recital: Brad Balster - Euphonium, Keegan Clark - Trombone

This concert is free and open to the public.

Recital: Zachary Bethel, Trombone

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying Recital: Zachary Bethel, Trombone

You can view the recital here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This concert is free and open to the public.

Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival

Thursday, April 23 to Sunday, April 26, 2026 (all day)

Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building

The Iowa City International Film Festival is a student-run experimental film festival hosted in Iowa City.

Lights, Camera, Careers: Arts & Media Career Trek

Thursday, April 23, 2026 7:00am to 4:30pm

Pomerantz Center

Lights, Camera, Careers: Arts & Media Career Trek
Thursday, April 23
Cedar Rapids, IA

Spend a day exploring creative careers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa!

Meet professionals, see how media and arts organizations operate, and discover local opportunities in storytelling, performance, arts education, and community events. Go behind the scenes with these organizations:

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre

Eastern Iowa Arts Academy

KCRG-TV9

Discovering the Treasures of Dimitri Mitropoulos’s Music Library | Lecture by Gabryel Smith

Thursday, April 23, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm

University of Iowa Main Library

Join Gabryel Smith, director of archives and exhibitions for the New York Philharmonic, for a lecture exploring the musical contributions of powerhouse conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos. This event is part of programming for the Main Library Gallery’s spring 2026 exhibition, Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon.

About the lecture:
Mitropoulos commanded the world’s top podiums in the golden era of orchestral music that was the mid-20th century United States. Music...