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

Joshua Bell and The Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 7:30pm

Hancher Auditorium

Experience the beauty brought forth by some of the finest musicians to be found anywhere.

Black Pop Music Ensemble

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Black Pop Music Ensemble

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This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Guest Chamber Recital: JACK Quartet

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Guest Chamber Recital: JACK Quartet

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JACK continues their long-standing relationship with the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program. In their 2-part '25–'26 residency, the JACK Quartet will workshop drafts by student composers, and teach chamber music. In this recital, JACK will perform a recital of works written expressly for them by UI student composers.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Orchestral Programs on the Airwaves: Iowa Conductor James Dixon on “Raising the Musical Tone of the State”

Thursday, March 12, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Virtual

Tune in for an online lecture with exhibition co-curator Sarah Suhadolnik as she dives into the history of public access to Iowa orchestras. Please register in advance to receive the webinar link. All are welcome to attend this free event.

About the lecture:
Historically, public radio and television have played an important role in connecting Iowans across the state with the music of James Dixon’s orchestras. Through listener/viewer correspondence from the James Dixon Papers at the University of...