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

National Trumpet Competition

Sunday, March 22, 2026 9:00am to 9:00pm

Voxman Music Building

The UI School of Music is hosting the National Trumpet Competition in 2026!

Guest Artist Masterclass: Kenneth Thompkins, trombone

Monday, March 23, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Masterclass: Kenneth Thompkins, trombone

This event is free and open to the public.

Guest Artist Recital: Kenneth Thompkins, trombone

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Recital: Kenneth Thompkins, trombone

This concert is free and open to the public.

Optional Recital: Hannah Rees, Trombone

Thursday, March 26, 2026 5:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Optional Recital: Hannah Rees, Trombone

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

Guest Artist Recital: Caleb Lambert and Martin Gelwasser, trombone

Thursday, March 26, 2026 5:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Recital: Caleb Lambert and Martin Gelwasser, trombone

This concert is free and open to the public.

Canceled

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

MA Recital: Portuguese Works for Saxophone, Sofia Sena

Friday, April 24, 2026 5:30pm

Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Portuguese Works for Saxophone, Sofia Sena

Solo Saxophone, Piano, Saxophone Octet

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Friday, April 24, 2026 7:30pm

Hancher Auditorium

Based on the beloved tale by Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a sweeping, grand scale Disney musical featuring a cast of 40 singers and actors. The musical will be presented in an operatic theatrical style on the Hancher stage and will feature the University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra.