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University of Iowa performing arts academic units announce 2025–2026 events
Monday, July 14, 2025

Charleston Competition Celebrates 2025 Virtuoso Finalists
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
DMA candidate Sayyod Mirzomurodov earns first prize in clarinet

Pianist Duong (Jun) Le awarded the 2025 Peace, Charlie One World Scholarship
Sunday, May 25, 2025
International Programs at the University of Iowa is pleased to announce that Duong (Jun) Le, a recent graduate with a Bachelor of Music in piano performance, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Peace, Charlie One World Scholarship.

CLAS honors faculty with 2025 teaching and engagement awards
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Piano Professor Ksenia Nosikova is among nine faculty members nominated by their colleagues to receive the prestigious annual award from the college.

Meet the spring 2025 CLAS commencement singers
Monday, May 12, 2025
John Wombacher and Alix Bushard, both fourth-year School of Music students graduating in May, will sing the National Anthem at the start of each CLAS Commencement ceremony.

Artist Lyndsey Scott weaves freedom and revolution through a unique musical project
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Grant Wood Fellow Lyndsey Scott helps individuals find themselves again through SONG*LINES, which are singing circles held in different locations around Iowa City

American Public Media Announces 2025 Classical Woman of the Year
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Violinist and 2024-25 UI Hancher Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery has received the honor

New Work City celebrates the creativity of University of Iowa grad students
Monday, April 14, 2025
This spring, Performing Arts at Iowa is celebrating the UI's tradition of creativity by turning a spotlight on the creative work of graduate students in music, dance, and theatre arts.

CLAS staff member celebrates 44 years in Performing Arts at Iowa
Monday, April 14, 2025
Margaret Wenk-Kuchlbauer, dance/opera scenery and costume designer for the Performing Arts Production Unit, shared highlights of her creative career, which has included work in collaboration with Dance, Opera and Theatre for over four decades.
OVPR supports seven faculty projects through the Arts and Humanities Initiative
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Katy Ambrose, assistant professor of horn, was awarded funding to support the new Mid-North Horn Workshop, hosted in the UI School of Music to offer hundreds of horn players across the region access to performance and pedagogy usually only available to musicians in urban areas.
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