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Student-to-faculty ratio

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Annual public performances

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Events

Iowa Symphony Band & City High School Wind Ensemble

Thursday, April 18, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Iowa Symphony Band & City High School Wind Ensemble (Iowa City) Richard Mark Heidel, Mike Kowbell, and Aaron Ottmar, conductors Jim Self, tuba Cory Schmitt & Jarrid Jaynes, guest conductors Voxman Music Building Concert Hall This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31008 This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA III Recital: Nathan Carterette, piano

Thursday, April 18, 2024 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Voxman Music Building
DMA III Recital: Nathan Carterette, piano The Piano Music of Quentin Kim

Senior Recital: Octavia Barbulescu, flute

Friday, April 19, 2024 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Senior Recital: Octavia Barbulescu, flute Octavia Barbulescu, flute Kendra Hunt, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31009 This concert is free and open to the public.

Faculty Chamber Concert: Iowa Brass Quintet

Friday, April 19, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Faculty Chamber Concert: Iowa Brass Quintet Michael Gause, trumpet Kevin Sells, trumpet Katy Ambrose, horn Jonathan Allen, trombone John Manning, tuba This concert is free and open to the public.  View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31010
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