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

Guest Chamber Recital: JACK Quartet

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Chamber Recital: JACK Quartet

This concert is free and open to the public. 

Canceled

Opera Workshop Gala

Thursday, December 11, 2025 7:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Opera Workshop Gala

Sofia Davis, Soprano
Sarah Hachtman, Soprano
Sean Harken, Bass-Baritone
Caleb Haselhuhn, Baritone
Adam Griffiths, Tenor
Wendi Griffiths, Soprano
Jiarui Mao, Soprano
Sherry Xie, Mezzo-Soprano
Dr. Minji Kwon, Piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Black Pop Music Ensemble at Wildwood

Thursday, December 11, 2025 7:00pm
Wildwood

Black Popular Music Ensemble (BPM)

A partnership between the School of Music and the African American Studies department in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Black Popular Music Ensemble (BPM) provides a means of detailed study and performance of popular music styles emanating from African American culture. With a focus on Black music from 1950 onwards, this ensemble will include styles commonly overlooked by the academy, including R&B, Gospel, Soul, Hip Hop, Neo Soul, and Funk. BPM...

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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital I

Thursday, December 11, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Chamber Music Residency Program Recital I

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

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952054

This concert is free and open to the public.

Clarinet Studio Recital I

Thursday, December 11, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Clarinet Studio I Recital

This concert is free and open to the public.

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952055

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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