Making music daily.

You can always find us making music in Voxman Music Building, whether our concert hall stage is full of orchestra members or a single musician is rehearsing in one of our high-tech studio spaces. You can catch our performances via livestream or watch a previous recording.

Concert livestreams

Can't make it in person? We have select live performances streamed in real time right here.

Concert recordings

Our YouTube channel is a treasure trove of concert videos, along with videos showing a glimpse into life as a music student at the University of Iowa.

Upcoming School of Music events

Almita Vamos, violin and Ksenia Nosikova, piano

Sunday, October 11, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Almita Vamos, violin and Ksenia Nosikova, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Band Extravaganza

Sunday, December 6, 2026 3:00pm
Xtream Arena

Get Ready for the BOOM at Iowa’s Biggest Band Event!

Join us for the 57th Annual Band Extravaganza — an unforgettable afternoon of music, spirit, and Hawkeye tradition featuring the University of Iowa Symphony Band, Johnson County Landmark, the Hawkeye Marching Band with the Hawkeye Golden Girl and Drum Major, the Iowa Spirit Squads, and Herky the Hawk.

We're also proud to welcome our special guest band, the Marching Lions from Linn-Mar High School.

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Annual Public Programs

We offer an array of annual workshops, clinics, and camps, for learners and community members of all ages.

concert band rehearsal with Mark Heidel conducting

Iowa Honor Band

Educational and performance opportunity for select high-school musicians and directors

student musicians playing trumpets in a Voxman classroom

All-State Brass Clinic

Iowa Brass faculty's FREE workshop to help high-school students prepare for Iowa All-State auditions

student musicians in the double reed section

Double Reed Clinics and Competition

For beginning, intermediate, and advanced oboe and bassoon students

student musician plucking the strings of her instrument

All-State Strings Workshop

Iowa Strings faculty's FREE workshop to help Iowa high-school musicians prepare for success at All-State

student musician leaning on his double bass in a Voxman Music Building classroom

Iowa City Bass Day

For elementary, middle-school and high-school double bass players

young student musicians in a horn class in Voxman Music Building

Iowa Horn Festival

For horn students in junior high, high school, and college, offering workshops, a masterclass, and a recital

student musicians rehearsing in the cello section

Cello Dayz

For performers and violoncello fans of all ages and skill levels

student musician playing the saxophone in a Jazz class in Voxman Music Building

Jazz Combo Competition

Yearly high-school competition that encourages and celebrates the art of small group jazz performance

four young musicians playing clarinet in Iowa Summer Music Camps

Iowa Summer Music Camps

Iowa welcomes student musicians who have completed sixth grade and above to Voxman for specialized musical training and experience

Special event series