The communication studies graduate built a career at the intersection of storytelling and music. Now, a new commission brings those creative paths back to where they first converged.

Ten years ago, three University of Iowa arts buildings opened with great fanfare, marking a major milestone in the university’s recovery from the devastating 2008 flood. Together, the buildings represented more than a return to campus; they sparked a new era for the arts at Iowa.

Iowa native and School of Music alumni, Scott Dunn reflects on his unconventional career path, which began in medicine and has taken him around the world as a pianist and conductor.

The world-renowned American string quartet played at the Voxman Music Building Recital Hall on Oct. 7 and visited music classes as part of their residency program

The visiting opera singer and professor held an operatic masterclass at Voxman Music Building on Oct. 5.

The University of Iowa Jazz Repertory Ensemble performed pieces composed by the Count Basie Orchestra at the Voxman Music Building on Thursday, Oct. 1

Icenogle built a career at the intersection of storytelling and music. Now, a new commission brings those creative paths back to where they first converged.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison resident ensemble performed various complex percussion pieces, including by Beethoven, at the Voxman Music Building Recital Hall.

The internationally-recognized ensemble visited the University of Iowa to help teach student music courses and performed at the Voxman Music Building on September 23

Wilson Kimber continues to teach in the School of Music, where her courses ask students to look beyond the notes on the page to understand music through its history and culture, and develop the research skills to pursue questions of their own.