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

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The American Brass Quintet

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Tiago Linck, trumpet

Brandon Ridenour, trumpet

Eric Reed, horn

Hillary Simms, trombone

John Rojack, bass trombone

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Choral Collage Concert

Friday, September 25, 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

Almita Vamos, violin and Ksenia Nosikova, piano

Sunday, October 11, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Almita Vamos, violin and Ksenia Nosikova, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

Bel Canto

Sunday, November 8, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Bel Canto - A Faculty and Guest Artist Recital

Jennifer Kreider, soprano
Geneil Perkins, mezzosoprano
Jeremiah Sanders, baritone
Doreen Lee, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Band Extravaganza

Sunday, December 6, 2026 3:00pm
Xtream Arena

Get Ready for the BOOM at Iowa’s Biggest Band Event!

Join us for the 57th Annual Band Extravaganza — an unforgettable afternoon of music, spirit, and Hawkeye tradition featuring the University of Iowa Symphony Band, Johnson County Landmark, the Hawkeye Marching Band with the Hawkeye Golden Girl and Drum Major, the Iowa Spirit Squads, and Herky the Hawk.

We're also proud to welcome our special guest band, the Marching Lions from Linn-Mar High School.

Event series

Upcoming events for recital attendance

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The Wiz

Sunday, May 2, 2027 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, The Wiz returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new tour. This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway—from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world.
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Audra McDonald: Audra Goes to Hollywood

Sunday, May 9, 2027 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Join us on Mother’s Day as Audra McDonald—winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy, recipient of the National Medal of Arts, and one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people—returns to the Hancher stage to perform beloved songs from the silver screen.