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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Orchestral Programs on the Airwaves: Iowa Conductor James Dixon on “Raising the Musical Tone of the State”

Thursday, March 12, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Tune in for an online lecture with exhibition co-curator Sarah Suhadolnik as she dives into the history of public access to Iowa orchestras. Please register in advance to receive the webinar link. All are welcome to attend this free event.

About the lecture:
Historically, public radio and television have played an important role in connecting Iowans across the state with the music of James Dixon’s orchestras. Through listener/viewer correspondence from the James Dixon Papers at the University of...

Lomazov / Rackers Piano Duo

Thursday, March 12, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Marina Lomazov, Piano
Joseph Rackers, Piano

This event is free and open to the public.

MA Recital: Henry Giles, piano

Friday, March 13, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Henry Giles, piano

Event can be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA Qualifying Recital: Haziel Santos, Cello

Friday, March 13, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying Recital: Haziel Santos, Cello

This concert is free and open to the public.

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National Trumpet Competition

Thursday, March 19, 2026 9:00am to 9:00pm
Voxman Music Building
The UI School of Music is hosting the National Trumpet Competition in 2026!

Event series

Upcoming events for recital attendance

Guest Artist: Carlos Betancur, piano

Thursday, March 26, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist: Carlos Betancur, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

MA Recital: Evan Tanner, Percussion

Thursday, March 26, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Evan Tanner, Percussion

This concert is free and open to the public.

Symbiosis Duo

Friday, March 27, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Symbiosis Duo

Gail Robertson, euphonium
Stacy Baker, tuba
Kazuo Murakami, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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The Music Man

Friday, March 27, 2026 7:30pm to 10:15pm
Hancher Auditorium

There’s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize — this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for...

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The Music Man

Saturday, March 28, 2026 2:00pm to 4:45pm
Hancher Auditorium

There’s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize — this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for...