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Symphony Band on the stage of Voxman Concert Hall, October 2024

University of Iowa, Iowa State bands unite for historic concert at Chicago Symphony Center

Thursday, March 27, 2025
The University of Iowa and Iowa State University have been fierce rivals for more than a century, but for the first time, the U of I Symphony Band and ISU Wind Ensemble will share the same stage, collaborating for a unique concert at the Chicago Symphony Center, home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
The band One More Hour poses for a portrait in Voxman Music Building on Monday, March 3, 2025. The band is comprised of Finnegan Angelos, Bella Nekvinda, Liv Caskey, and Iris Savage (not pictured). One More Hour recorded their songs in the Voxman recording studio, with Cece Brown and James Edel as their recording engineer and producer.

Voxman studio encouraging student music production

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
The University of Iowa’s Voxman Music Building has been a reliable place for school of music students to go and record CDs or albums.
Sun Joo Lee smiling and directing singing group in a song

Iowa City Choir Helps Parkinson’s Patients Find Their Voice

Friday, February 28, 2025
UI School of Music music therapy doctoral candidate Sun Joo Lee launches Tremble Clefs to offer songs of healing.
Abbey Dvorak in a blue shirt

Iowa Neuroscience Institute awards Williams-Cannon Fellowships for research on neurodegenerative disease

Monday, January 27, 2025
Abbey Dvorak, PhD, associate professor of music therapy, is one of two College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty to receive funds for neurodegeneration research
Cover image from the 2024 Iowa Music Magazine, showing historic image of the UI Batallion Band seated on the steps of the Old Capitol

Iowa Music Magazine 2023-24

Tuesday, January 7, 2025
The annual Iowa Music Magazine is chock full of "digital extras"--features leading to more enriching content online.
Marian Wilson Kimber, pictured smiling in front of a bookshelf full of books

Musicology Professor Marian Wilson Kimber to be featured speaker at Iowa City Downtown District's First Round community series

Tuesday, January 7, 2025
This month's First Round will be hosted by The Englert Theatre in the 2nd floor lounge. Marian Wilson Kimber, Professor of Musicology, is one of the featured speakers. Jason Paulios, Adult Services Coordinator at the Iowa City Public Library, will host the conversation.