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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
Clarinet Studio Recital 581
Clarinet Studio Recital 581
This concert is free and open to the public.
Jazz and the Art of Listening
At the center of great music—and great collaboration—is the ability to listen deeply.
In this keynote lecture, Stefon Harris explores how listening shapes creativity, musical fluency, and human connection. Drawing on stories from his career performing with jazz legends and teaching musicians around the world, Harris reveals how cultivating curiosity, openness, and empathy allows artists to unlock new possibilities in both music and life.
Post-presentation reception/meet and greet to follow in...
Chamber Music Residency Program Recital I
Chamber Music Residency Program Recital I
This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.
This concert is free and open to the public.
The Art of Melodic Construction
Join master vibraphonist and educator Stefon Harris as he unveils the art of melodic construction, one note at a time. In this interactive clinic, Harris will break down the essential elements of melody, guiding participants through how each tone interacts with harmony to create emotionally articulate music.
Sponsored by the Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professorship Program under the UI Office of the Executive Vice President & Provost, School of Music, African American Studies, and...
Conduct Your Calm: Chair Yoga
Join us for a 30-minute chair yoga session set to orchestral music. Through gentle, seated stretches and steady breathing, you’ll relax your body and quiet your mind. Think of yourself as the maestro, conducting each movement and breath as your body creates its own beautiful music.
This session is suitable for beginners as well as those with yoga experience. Chairs will be provided. Advance registration is required for this free event and all are welcome.
Before or after yoga, take a look at the...
Event series
Upcoming events for recital attendance
Guest Artist Recital: Caleb Lambert and Martin Gelwasser, trombone
Guest Artist Recital: Caleb Lambert and Martin Gelwasser, trombone
This concert is free and open to the public.
Guest Artist: Carlos Betancur, piano
Guest Artist: Carlos Betancur, piano
This concert is free and open to the public.
MA Recital: Evan Tanner, Percussion
MA Recital: Evan Tanner, Percussion
This concert is free and open to the public.
The Music Man
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...
Symbiosis Duo
Symbiosis Duo
Gail Robertson, euphonium
Stacy Baker, tuba
Kazuo Murakami, piano
This concert is free and open to the public.