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

Masterclass with Jane Dutton

Monday, October 5, 2026 3:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Kirsten Staker, soprano and Jonathan Bass, piano

Deh, vieni non tardar from Le Nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart

Josiah Goodlett, bass-baritone and Jonathan Bass, piano

Udite, udite o rustici from L'elisire d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti

Lasya Kappagantu, soprano and Colin DeJong, piano

Prendi, per me sei libero from L'elisire d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti

Drew Smith, tenor and Yimu Wang, piano

"L'abbandono" by Vicenzo Bellini

Jane Dutton is associate professor of voice at the Indiana University Jacobs...

UI Jazz Combo Showcase

Monday, October 5, 2026 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Tavern Blue

Join the Black, Gold, and Hawk Combos at Tavern Blue for an evening of live jazz

UI Monthly Jazz Jam

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Tavern Blue

Our Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session, joined by students, alumni, community members, and musicians passing through Iowa City.

All members of the community are welcome for this free community event, hosted the first Tuesday of each month during the school year at Tavern Blue.

To learn more or if you are interested in jamming, get in touch with Damani Phillips.

Brentano String Quartet

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Longtime friends of the School of Music and Hancher bring an all-Beethoven program.

Concert Band and Symphony Band Concert

Thursday, October 8, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public. Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

Audition Days

Event series

Piano Sundays

Eine Kleine Lunch Music

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

UI Jazz: Black Combo

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

Mathuin Smith - alto sax
Ben Banta - tenor sax
Carson Parker - piano
Miles Rochford - bass
Milo Savage - drums

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

Program information will be available here: https://performingarts.uiowa.edu/digital-programs/music

UI Choirs and UI Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 7:30pm

Hancher Auditorium

A host of University of Iowa student musicians will take to the Hancher stage to perform one of the greatest masterworks of all time! Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony celebrates of all of humanity and ends with one of the most jubilant choral moments ever composed. Conducted by Kenny Lee.