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

An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma

Thursday, October 30, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
The beloved master musician comes to Iowa to reflect on a brilliantly consequential career.

Guest Artist Masterclass: Camille Thurman, jazz

Friday, October 31, 2025 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Masterclass: Camille Thurman, jazz

This event is free and open to the public. 

Faculty Chamber Concert

Friday, October 31, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Faculty Chamber Concert

Sonata in A Minor, George Frederick Handel

Sonata for Violin and Cello, Maurice Ravel

Trout Quintet in A, D. 667 Franz Schubert

Benjamin Coelho, bassoon

Jamie Clark, cello

Doreen Lee, piano

Kenny Lee, cello

Elizabeth Oakes, viola

Volkan Orhon, double bass

Patrick Yim, violin (Guest)

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951327

This concert is free and open to the public.

Tuba & Euphonium Studio Recital

Friday, October 31, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Tuba & Euphonium Studio Recital

Members of the University of Iowa Tuba & Euphonium Studio will be performing.

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951329

This concert is free and open to the public.

"Only a Mask" a new musical by Blake Cordell

Friday, October 31, 2025 7:30pm
The James Theatre
A workshop of a new musical about identity and superpowers written by a music composition graduate student as part of thesis research

Event series

Upcoming events for recital attendance

The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)

Friday, November 14, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Three of history’s greatest composers come back for a chat about music and more. The Classical Style follows Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn as they return to earth to discover the current music scene. Full of inside jokes about music theory and musicology, the zany one act opera will be presented in an intimate black box setting.

Improvisation Summit: Tracteur Hammer & Board of Regents

Friday, November 14, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Improvisation Summit: Tracteur Hammer & Board of Regents

Board of Regents
Ritwik Banerji, tenor sax & no-input mixer
Jean-François Charles, clarinets & electronics
Will Yager, bass

Tracteur Hammer
Hunter Diamond, tenor saxophone & electronics
Florian Nastorg, baritone saxophone
Yoram Rosilio, double bass
Mikel Patrick Avery, drums

This concert is free and open to the public.

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952031

Optional Recital: Henry Wolf, piano

Saturday, November 15, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Optional Recital: Henry Wolf, piano

This event is free and open to the public.

DMA Qualifying recital: Yimu Wang, Piano

Saturday, November 15, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying recital: Yimu Wang, Piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)

Saturday, November 15, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Three of history’s greatest composers come back for a chat about music and more. The Classical Style follows Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn as they return to earth to discover the current music scene. Full of inside jokes about music theory and musicology, the zany one act opera will be presented in an intimate black box setting.