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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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...

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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
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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.

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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.
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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

Event series

Upcoming events for recital attendance

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Wingra Wind Quintet

Thursday, September 24, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Recital featuring the Wingra Wind Quintet

Conor Nelson, flute
Lindsay Flowers, oboe
Alicia Lee, clarinet
Trevor Healy, horn
Eleni Katz, bassoon

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

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Eleanor Waltzes: Women’s Poetry and Music for Eleanor Roosevelt During the Great Depression

Saturday, September 26, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

“Eleanor Waltzes” honors First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt through performances of songs and poetry created and sent to her by American women. The event will also feature an exhibit of materials from the Iowa Women’s Archives and a “making do” reception with 1930s recipes. “Eleanor Waltzes” is part of Sounding the Nation at 250, a series of commemorative concerts surrounding the U.S. Semiquincentennial sponsored by the Society for American Music.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, 3 p.m.

Recital Hall, Voxman...

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Key Change: A Prelude to a Fugue. Concert #1

Sunday, September 27, 2026 3:00pm
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

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Center for New Music Concert 1

Sunday, September 27, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

CNM Concert I

https://cnm.uiowa.edu/

This concert is free and open to the public.

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

Canceled