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

Curator Guided Tour of 'Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon'

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm

University of Iowa Main Library

Join co-curators Sarah Suhadolnik and Katie Buehner for a special guided tour of the current University of Iowa Libraries Main Library Gallery exhibition, Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon. Admission is free, and all are welcome.

About the exhibit:

An Iowa native and a Hawkeye, conductor James Dixon (1928–2007) was instrumental in building orchestras at the University of Iowa, in the Midwest, and abroad. Through a look at Dixon’s adventurous international...

Recital: Andrew Deaver, Trombone

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 5:30pm

Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying Recital: Andrew Deaver, Trombone

Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This concert is free and open to the public.

Recital: Zijie Wang, piano

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying Recital: Zijie Wang, piano

This event is free and open to the public.

Black Pop Music Ensemble Concert

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Black Pop Music Ensemble Concert

This event can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This event is free and open to the public.

Recital: Christopher Mendez, cello

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying Recital: Christopher Mendez, cello

This concert is free and open to the public.

Audition Days

Event series

Piano Sundays

Eine Kleine Lunch Music

a recent jazz jam session with students shown playing bass, saxophone, trumpet, trombone in a retro-styled restaurant setting

Monthly Jazz Jam

Key Change: Piano Revolutionaries

JACK Quartet playing in Voxman's Recital Hall as part of a collaboration between Hancher Auditorium and the School of Music, part of the String Quartet Residency Program

UI String Quartet Residency Program

Upcoming events for recital attendance

Beetlejuice. The Musical. The Musical. The Musical.

Sunday, May 3, 2026 1:00pm

Hancher Auditorium

It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld, Beetlejuice is “SCREAMINGLY GOOD FUN!” (Variety). And under its uproarious surface (six feet under, to be exact), it’s a remarkably touching show about family, love, and making the most of every Day-O!