Articles from 2025
Holiday Tubas brings musical cheer to Iowa City for 51st year
Thursday, December 11, 2025
A look back: Best Performing Arts photos of fall 2025 semester
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
As the fall semester winds down, we’re looking back at some of the best moments captured by Performing Arts At Iowa photographer Jason Smith.
Review | The Jazz Repertory Ensemble’s performance needed no notes
Monday, December 8, 2025
After four decades, the Minnesota Orchestra makes a triumphant return to Hancher Auditorium
Saturday, December 6, 2025
The Minnesota Symphony were impressive in how they connected with the audience, students and the community. A performance at Hancher, and a day full of masterclasses at Voxman.
Thomas L. Davis honored posthumously at national percussion convention
Friday, November 21, 2025
Thomas L. Davis (1931 – 2011) was presented with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement in Education award at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), on November 13, 2025, in Indianapolis, IN.
‘The Classical Style’ brings a comedic twist to an opera
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Tremble Clefs: Voices of Hope for Iowans Living with Parkinson’s
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Dr. David Meyer wins second place in UI-wide research competition
Monday, November 10, 2025
The team's winning image is a compilation of MRI scans of Dr. Meyer's ear, vocal tract (the airspace in the throat - from the vocal folds to lips), skull, and the external surface of his head.
Performance from Vamos/Carey/Nosikova trio captivated Voxman audience
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Why the Sandie Band Missing Peanut Festival is a Good Thing
Friday, October 17, 2025
Band Director Dr. Matthew Mahaffey (2018 DMA) said, “It just so happened that our region contest falls on the same day as Peanut Festival."