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 music events

Kenny Lee, Cello | Crumb x Tan Dun promotional image

Kenny Lee, Cello | Crumb x Tan Dun

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Kenny Lee, Cello | Crumb x Tan Dun

Featuring:

Kenny Lee, Cello

Nicole Esposito, Flute

Doreen Lee, Piano

with Seamless Percussion:

Miles Bohlman, Eva Chopskie, Shaun Everson, Evan Tanner

Join us for an evening of works by two pioneers of 20th-century classical music, George Crumb and Tan Dun! The program will feature Crumb’s breathtaking Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) and conclude with the Dun's raucous and gripping Elegy: Snow in June, Concerto for Cello and Four Percussion.

This concert will be...

From the Driftless to the Delta: Rethinking Water Protections in the Mississippi River Watershed  promotional image

From the Driftless to the Delta: Rethinking Water Protections in the Mississippi River Watershed

Thursday, October 30, 2025 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building

Join us for a timely panel discussion exploring how states, communities, and advocates are responding to the regulatory and environmental uncertainties left in the wake of the Sackett v. EPA decision. With a focus on wetlands and water protections across the Mississippi River watershed — from the bluffs of the Driftless Region to the bayous of the Delta — this conversation brings together regional experts to highlight innovative legal, policy, and collaborative approaches for safeguarding...

Guest Artist Recital: Faina Lushtak, piano

Thursday, October 30, 2025 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Recital: Faina Lushtak, piano

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951328

This concert is free and open to the public.

Guest Oboe Recital: Dr. William McMullen, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Thursday, October 30, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Oboe Recital: Dr. William McMullen, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951326

This concert is free and open to the public.

"Only a Mask" a new musical by Blake Cordell promotional image

"Only a Mask" a new musical by Blake Cordell

Thursday, October 30, 2025 7:30pm
The James Theatre
A workshop of a new musical about identity and superpowers written by a music composition graduate student as part of thesis research

Event series

Upcoming events for recital attendance

Kenny Lee, Cello | Crumb x Tan Dun promotional image

Kenny Lee, Cello | Crumb x Tan Dun

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Kenny Lee, Cello | Crumb x Tan Dun

Featuring:

Kenny Lee, Cello

Nicole Esposito, Flute

Doreen Lee, Piano

with Seamless Percussion:

Miles Bohlman, Eva Chopskie, Shaun Everson, Evan Tanner

Join us for an evening of works by two pioneers of 20th-century classical music, George Crumb and Tan Dun! The program will feature Crumb’s breathtaking Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) and conclude with the Dun's raucous and gripping Elegy: Snow in June, Concerto for Cello and Four Percussion.

This concert will be...

Guest Artist Recital: Faina Lushtak, piano

Thursday, October 30, 2025 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Recital: Faina Lushtak, piano

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951328

This concert is free and open to the public.

Guest Oboe Recital: Dr. William McMullen, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Thursday, October 30, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Oboe Recital: Dr. William McMullen, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951326

This concert is free and open to the public.

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An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma

Thursday, October 30, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
The beloved master musician comes to Iowa to reflect on a brilliantly consequential career.
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Faculty Chamber Concert

Friday, October 31, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Faculty Chamber Concert

Sonata in A Minor, George Frederick Handel

Sonata for Violin and Cello, Maurice Ravel

Trout Quintet in A, D. 667 Franz Schubert

Benjamin Coelho, bassoon

Jamie Clark, cello

Doreen Lee, piano

Kenny Lee, cello

Elizabeth Oakes, viola

Volkan Orhon, double bass

Patrick Yim, violin (Guest)

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951327

This concert is free and open to the public.