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

Beetlejuice. The Musical. The Musical. The Musical.

Sunday, May 3, 2026 1:00pm

Hancher Auditorium

It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld, Beetlejuice is “SCREAMINGLY GOOD FUN!” (Variety). And under its uproarious surface (six feet under, to be exact), it’s a remarkably touching show about family, love, and making the most of every Day-O!

Piano Sundays at Old Capitol: Alan Huckleberry and Studio

Sunday, May 3, 2026 1:30pm

Old Capitol Museum

Piano Sundays at Old Capitol

This event will feature Alan Huckleberry and Studio.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Beetlejuice. The Musical. The Musical. The Musical.

Sunday, May 3, 2026 6:30pm

Hancher Auditorium

Jazz Repertory Ensemble

Sunday, May 3, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Jazz Repertory Ensemble

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Symphony Band

Monday, May 4, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Symphony Band

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

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

DMA III Recital: Yang Zhou, saxophone

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital: Yang Zhou, saxophone
Yang Zhou, saxophone
Casey Dierlam Tse, collaborative piano

This event is free and open to the public.

UI Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

UI Symphony Orchestra

University Symphony Orchestra Presents Voices Unbound

Kenny Lee, Conductor

Jamie Clark, Cello

Greg Hand, Organ

Join us for the second UISO concert of the fall semester! The program opens with Dvořák’s Carnival Overture, a vibrant and celebratory work full of bubbling energy. At the heart of the program is the haunting world premiere of The World According to…, a new cello concerto by Nicky Sohn, featuring Jamie Clark as soloist. This powerful work carries a deeply personal...