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

Master’s Degree Recital: Julia Van Den Top, organ

Sunday, May 10, 2026 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Master’s Degree Recital: Julia Van Den Top, organ

Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This event is free and open to the public.

Brad Mehldau Trio promotional image

Brad Mehldau Trio

Sunday, May 10, 2026 6:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Expression and abstraction characterize the music of an indispensable jazz trio.
Brad Mehldau Trio promotional image

Brad Mehldau Trio

Sunday, May 10, 2026 8:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Expression and abstraction characterize the music of an indispensable jazz trio.

Schubert Song Cycle "Die Schöne Müllerin"

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Schubert Song Cycle "Die Schöne Müllerin"

This concert is free and open to the public.

James Dixon and the “Thefts” of the U.S. Seventh Army Symphony promotional image

James Dixon and the “Thefts” of the U.S. Seventh Army Symphony

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Join exhibition co-curator Sarah Suhadolnik for an online lecture as she explores James Dixon's time in the U.S. Army, where he developed both his signature fortitude and his technique for conducting opera. Please register in advance to receive the webinar link. All are welcome to attend this free event.

About the lecture:
James Dixon toured Germany with the U.S. Seventh Army Symphony in the 1950s, an experience that launched his professional career as a conductor. Learn about the fly-by-night...

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.

The Music Man promotional image

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...

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.

The Music Man promotional image

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...