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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UI Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

UI Symphony Orchestra

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Quad City Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs Then and Now: A James Dixon Retrospective

Thursday, April 2, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

The impact of James Dixon, Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) conductor from 1965–1994, was often felt in his ambitious and adventurous music programming choices. In celebration of the exhibition Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon, on display now in the University of Iowa Main Library Gallery, join the UI Libraries, the UI School of Music, and the QCSO for a virtual panel discussion of what makes one of its great symphony orchestra programs, then and now.

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Quick Pitch Challenge

Thursday, April 2, 2026 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Gilmore Hall
The OUR Quick Pitch Challenge (QPC) is a communication competition that challenges undergraduate students to present their research or creative work to a general audience in three minutes. Participants from all majors and areas of study are invited to showcase their work on campus. Clear communication is key in professional settings, and you can also compete for prizes!

Guest Artist Recital: Scott Sutherland, tuba

Thursday, April 2, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Recital: Scott Sutherland, tuba

This concert is free and open to the public.

Iowa Steel Bands Spring Concert

Thursday, April 2, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Iowa Steel Bands Spring Concert

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

Event series

Upcoming events for recital attendance

MA Recital: John Thomas Morris, piano

Sunday, April 26, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: John Thomas Morris, piano

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

This event is free and open to the public

MA Recital: Jessica Baker, violin, and Nicklas Hull, piano

Sunday, April 26, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Jessica Baker, violin, and Nicklas Hull, piano

Jessica Baker, violin
Nicklas Hull, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Composers Workshop IV

Sunday, April 26, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

The Center for New Music will premiere new works by University of Iowa student composers.

It's all part of #NewWorkCity, the spring initiative by #PerformingArtsAtIowa to highlight new work created by our talented graduate students in the performing arts. Join us as we celebrate one part of the full range of creative work happening at the University of Iowa. Keep an eye out for more posts this spring featuring #NewWorkCity: a nod to the energy and...

Senior Recital: Sara Sample, clarinet

Sunday, April 26, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Sara Sample, clarinet

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Concert Band

Monday, April 27, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Concert Band

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

This concert is free and open to the public.