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Oct 5, 2024

7:30 PM

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Concert: Steven Schick with Iowa Percussion Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of the Steven Schick Residency Presented by Hancher in collaboration with Iowa Percussion at the University of Iowa School of Music In celebration of Steven Schick’s residency at the institution, Iowa Percussion will present a gala concert. The performance will feature Edgard Varèse’s seminal work Ionisation, conducted by Schick, as well as a pair of virtuoso solo works long associated with Schick. To close th...

Oct 5, 2024

8:00 PM

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we are Hunted and/or a house sitting play By Poonam Dhir Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, 8 p.m.  Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, 2 p.m. House sitters wanted for the holiday break. Mature, independent, responsible, reliable, and kind. References a must. Women preferred. Ring in the new year in a home away from home. This show includes coarse language, discussions of death, femicide/gender violence, depictions of smoking cannab...

Oct 6, 2024

2:00 PM

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we are Hunted and/or a house sitting play By Poonam Dhir Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, 8 p.m.  Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, 2 p.m. House sitters wanted for the holiday break. Mature, independent, responsible, reliable, and kind. References a must. Women preferred. Ring in the new year in a home away from home. This show includes coarse language, discussions of death, femicide/gender violence, depictions of smoking cannab...

Oct 6, 2024

2:00 PM

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TICKETS Free / No tickets required Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of the Steven Schick Residency Steven Schick will explore the music of John Luther Adams and the ways contemporary music engages the natural world and works to raise climate-consciousness. Excerpts from John Luther Adams’s Songbird Songs will be interspersed throughout the conversation and will set the stage for a 15th anniversary performance of Adams’ Inuksuit.  Steven Schick Website HANCHER EVENT PARTNERS Stephen ...

Oct 6, 2024

3:00 PM

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TICKETS Free / No ticket required Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of the Steven Schick Residency On June 29, 2009, 18 intrepid percussionists premiered John Luther Adams’ Inuksuit at the “Roots and Rhizomes” percussion course at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Inuksuit, designed to be performed outdoors with as many as 99 percussionists, is aimed at exploring the sound of a place. The percussionists move while playing, and the audience can move with them or find a shady spot to sit and...

Oct 6, 2024

7:30 PM

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Steven Schick with UI Center for New Music Sinfonietta Presented by Hancher in partnership with the UI Center for New Music Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of the Steven Schick Residency Steve Schick will perform with the Center for New Music Ensemble for the first time in nearly three decades, in a program featuring two major compositions which will bring together acoustic and electronic media. These works include Varese’s Déserts from 1950, a rarely performed composition that combin...

Oct 6, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Free / No ticket required Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of the Steven Schick Residency In collaboration with UI Center for New Music Steve Schick will perform with the Center for New Music Ensemble for the first time in nearly three decades, in a program featuring two major compositions which will bring together acoustic and electronic media. These works include Varese’s Déserts from 1950, a rarely performed composition that combines electronic sounds with an orchestra of w...

Oct 7, 2024

7:30 PM

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Black Pop Music Ensemble Concert featuring the BPM Ensemble under the direction of Jazz Studies professor Dr. William Menefield. Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, Funk, Neo Soul and more! Co-sponsored by the UI School of Music and the UI African American Studies Program. This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31145 This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 7, 2024

7:30 PM

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DMA III Recital: Bowen Liu, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 8, 2024

7:30 PM

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Jazz Repertory Ensemble This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the progrma here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31163 This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 9, 2024

7:30 PM

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Choral High School Concert This event has been rescheduled.

Oct 9, 2024

7:30 PM

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DMA I Recital: Yang Zhou, saxophone Saxophone: Yang Zhou Collaborative pianist: Casey Dierlam Tse Flute: Emily Ho This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31147 This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 9, 2024

7:30 PM

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Students from the UI Department of Theatre Arts bring the page to life in an evening of staged readings of work by the IWP (International Writing Program) Fall Residents. Global Express, now in its 23rd year, offers an exceptional peek into literary works by contemporary writers from around the world, and gives international writers the unique opportunity to see their work performed by students from the UI Department of Theatre Arts and local community members before an American audience. L...

Oct 9, 2024

7:30 PM

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Writers from the International Writing Program’s 2024 Fall Residency provided short works in various forms, all of which were then adapted for the stage. See the fruits of this annual collaboration on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Alan MacVey theatre in the University of Iowa Theatre Building. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to partic...

Oct 10, 2024

7:30 PM

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Concert Band and Iowa Symphony Band This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31148 This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 10, 2024

7:30 PM

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Hawk Combo Concert This concert is free and open to the public. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31148

Oct 11, 2024

5:00 PM

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Guest Artist Masterclass: Beltline Bones Trombone Quartet The members of the Beltline Bones Trombone quartet will present a masterclass to UIowa trombone students. Beltline Bones Members: Cole Bartels, trombone Justin Coyne, trombone Zach Bethel, trombone Adam Nissenbaum, bass trombone This masterclass is free and open to the public. 

Oct 11, 2024

7:30 PM

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Guest Chamber Recital: Beltline Bones Trombone Quartet Cole Bartels, trombone Justin Coyne, trombone Zach Bethel, trombone Adam Nissenbaum, bass trombone This concert is free and open to the public.  View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31151

Oct 11, 2024

8:00 PM

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Marie Antoinette By David Adjmi Directed by Mary Beth Easley Protests! Sieges! Chants of “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” echo throughout the streets. Revolutionary unrest stirs the country as Queen Marie and King Louis XVI begin to face the repercussions of their cavalier reign. Tony Award winner and UIowa Theatre Arts alum, David Adjmi, composes a contemporary take on the historic French Revolution which follows Marie’s nightmarish personal journey from idolized monarch to social pariah. ...

Oct 12, 2024

8:00 PM

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Marie Antoinette By David Adjmi Directed by Mary Beth Easley Protests! Sieges! Chants of “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” echo throughout the streets. Revolutionary unrest stirs the country as Queen Marie and King Louis XVI begin to face the repercussions of their cavalier reign. Tony Award winner and UIowa Theatre Arts alum, David Adjmi, composes a contemporary take on the historic French Revolution which follows Marie’s nightmarish personal journey from idolized monarch to social pariah. ...

Oct 12, 2024

8:00 PM

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Borderless presents Big Ballroom Extravaganza Curated by Adrian Enzastiga Co-presented with the Pride Alliance Center In honor of National Coming Out day, we are coming out to the ball! Get dolled up and let us serve you a night of runway, comedy, drag, voguing, and chaotic queerness. The category is: everyone's welcome! Hosted by Brody Kivett and Kylen Phillips Performances by Spooky Santos, Erotica Divine, Rotting Void, D.O.M.A. Princess, Emma Bibb, J. Rivera, John Stinson, and more! ...

Oct 13, 2024

2:00 PM

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Marie Antoinette By David Adjmi Directed by Mary Beth Easley Protests! Sieges! Chants of “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” echo throughout the streets. Revolutionary unrest stirs the country as Queen Marie and King Louis XVI begin to face the repercussions of their cavalier reign. Tony Award winner and UIowa Theatre Arts alum, David Adjmi, composes a contemporary take on the historic French Revolution which follows Marie’s nightmarish personal journey from idolized monarch to social pariah. ...

Oct 16, 2024

7:30 PM

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Guest Chamber Recital: Mirari Brass This concert is free and open to the public.  View the program: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31153

Oct 16, 2024

8:00 PM

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Marie Antoinette By David Adjmi Directed by Mary Beth Easley Protests! Sieges! Chants of “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” echo throughout the streets. Revolutionary unrest stirs the country as Queen Marie and King Louis XVI begin to face the repercussions of their cavalier reign. Tony Award winner and UIowa Theatre Arts alum, David Adjmi, composes a contemporary take on the historic French Revolution which follows Marie’s nightmarish personal journey from idolized monarch to social pariah. ...

Oct 17, 2024

7:30 PM

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Guest Artist Recital: Steven Mead, euphonium This concert is free and open to the public.  View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31154

Oct 17, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Adults $20 Students and non-UI Students $10 UI Students $5 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Co-produced by the University of Iowa Department of Dance and Performing Arts Production Unit This annual celebration of dance at the University of Iowa will bring the audience on stage with the artists this year. The University of Iowa Department of Dance presents a rich program of both new and restaged works by faculty members--including Eloy Barragán, Armando Duarte, Kristin Marrs, and ...

Oct 17, 2024

8:00 PM

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Marie Antoinette By David Adjmi Directed by Mary Beth Easley Protests! Sieges! Chants of “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” echo throughout the streets. Revolutionary unrest stirs the country as Queen Marie and King Louis XVI begin to face the repercussions of their cavalier reign. Tony Award winner and UIowa Theatre Arts alum, David Adjmi, composes a contemporary take on the historic French Revolution which follows Marie’s nightmarish personal journey from idolized monarch to social pariah. ...

Oct 18, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Adults $20 Students and non-UI Students $10 UI Students $5 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Co-produced by the University of Iowa Department of Dance and Performing Arts Production Unit This annual celebration of dance at the University of Iowa will bring the audience on stage with the artists this year. The University of Iowa Department of Dance presents a rich program of both new and restaged works by faculty members--including Eloy Barragán, Armando Duarte, Kristin Marrs, and ...

Oct 18, 2024

8:00 PM

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Marie Antoinette By David Adjmi Directed by Mary Beth Easley Protests! Sieges! Chants of “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” echo throughout the streets. Revolutionary unrest stirs the country as Queen Marie and King Louis XVI begin to face the repercussions of their cavalier reign. Tony Award winner and UIowa Theatre Arts alum, David Adjmi, composes a contemporary take on the historic French Revolution which follows Marie’s nightmarish personal journey from idolized monarch to social pariah. ...

Oct 18, 2024

8:00 PM

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GOWANUS/DEGENERATES By Anthony Courant The Gowanus Canal is one of the most polluted bodies of water in America. It sits in Brooklyn, New York. This play is about the neighborhood surrounding the canal and people that live there. Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Oct 19, 2024

1:20 PM

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Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Hancher supports one singular guitarist appearing at two indispensable Iowa City festivals. Marc Ribot is going to have a busy day in Iowa City. First, he will perform his score for Yakov Protazanov’s pioneering sci-fi film Aelita: Queen of Mars as part of the ReFocus Film Festival. Then he will read from his book Unstrung: Rants & Stories of a Noise Guitarist as part of the Iowa City Book Festival. It’s a unique opportunity to experience Ribot’s multifaceted ...

Oct 19, 2024

2:00 PM

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TICKETS Adults $20 Students and non-UI Students $10 UI Students $5 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Co-produced by the University of Iowa Department of Dance and Performing Arts Production Unit This annual celebration of dance at the University of Iowa will bring the audience on stage with the artists this year. The University of Iowa Department of Dance presents a rich program of both new and restaged works by faculty members--including Eloy Barragán, Armando Duarte, Kristin Marrs, and ...

Oct 19, 2024

3:30 PM

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DMA Recital: Katelyn Peterson, mezzo-soprano The concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31155 This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 19, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Adults $20 Students and non-UI Students $10 UI Students $5 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Co-produced by the University of Iowa Department of Dance and Performing Arts Production Unit This annual celebration of dance at the University of Iowa will bring the audience on stage with the artists this year. The University of Iowa Department of Dance presents a rich program of both new and restaged works by faculty members--including Eloy Barragán, Armando Duarte, Kristin Marrs, and ...

Oct 19, 2024

7:30 PM

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DesChamps Studio Presents: Halloween Voice Recital Foo Chen Gui, tenor Kate O'Connell, soprano Joshua Nieman, bass-baritone Ethan Elsbernd, baritone Rai San Martin, tenor Sophie Good, soprano Lauren Kundel, soprano Nathan Brown, tenor Paul Cort, baritone Finley McVay, soprano Derek Thorn, tenor This event is free and open to the public.

Oct 19, 2024

8:00 PM

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Marie Antoinette By David Adjmi Directed by Mary Beth Easley Protests! Sieges! Chants of “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” echo throughout the streets. Revolutionary unrest stirs the country as Queen Marie and King Louis XVI begin to face the repercussions of their cavalier reign. Tony Award winner and UIowa Theatre Arts alum, David Adjmi, composes a contemporary take on the historic French Revolution which follows Marie’s nightmarish personal journey from idolized monarch to social pariah. ...

Oct 19, 2024

8:00 PM

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GOWANUS/DEGENERATES By Anthony Courant The Gowanus Canal is one of the most polluted bodies of water in America. It sits in Brooklyn, New York. This play is about the neighborhood surrounding the canal and people that live there. Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Oct 23, 2024

6:00 PM

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TICKETS Free / No ticket required Part of Hancher's 52nd Season In addition to her performance activity, Renée Fleming tirelessly advocates for research at the intersection of arts, health, and neuroscience. Her new anthology, Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness, is a collection of essays from leading scientists, artists, creative arts therapists, educators, and physicians about the powerful impacts of music and the arts on health and the human experience. Fleming ...

Oct 23, 2024

7:30 PM

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UI Symphony Orchestra This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31157 This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 24, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $115 / $95 / $65 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Presented in collaboration with Creative Matters, a program of The Office of the Vice President for Research, and The Iowa Neuroscience Institute Renée Fleming's exquisite voice is arguably one of nature's masterworks. In her return ot the Hancher stage, she lends that unadulterated sound to a National Geographic Society film ins...

Oct 24, 2024

7:30 PM - 11:00 PM

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Join us at our annual Homecoming celebration showcasing the talents of our Greek Life community and in crowning our homecoming royalty!

Oct 25, 2024

8:00 PM

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Flashes By Adrian Enzastiga Miguel looks back on his memories and uses make-believe to better understand and recontextualize his tumultuous childhood. Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Oct 26, 2024

3:00 PM

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Iowa Saxophonists' Workshop Showcase Concert The saxophone students of Dr. Kenneth Tse will perform. View the progrma here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31158 This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 26, 2024

8:00 PM

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Flashes By Adrian Enzastiga Miguel looks back on his memories and uses make-believe to better understand and recontextualize his tumultuous childhood. Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Oct 27, 2024

2:00 PM

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Flashes By Adrian Enzastiga Miguel looks back on his memories and uses make-believe to better understand and recontextualize his tumultuous childhood. Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Oct 27, 2024

3:00 PM

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Key Change: Piano Revolutionaries Series, Concert #2 This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31159 This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 27, 2024

7:30 PM

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Composers' Workshop Concert II More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31159 This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 28, 2024

7:30 PM

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Black Combo Concert Marvin Truong, alto saxophone Sam Ross, tenor saxophone Carson Parker, piano José Medrano, double bass Milo Savage-Webster, drum set This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 30, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher An alum comes home — with his creative partner — to share acoustic takes on songs from their new hip-hop musical and more. Brian Quijada is a graduate of the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts. He and Nygel D. Robinson have created Mexodus, a hip-hop remix highlighting Black and Brown unity and telling the story of the those who used the Underground Railroad to escape to Mexico rather ...

Oct 31, 2024

7:30 PM

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Iowa Steel Bands Fall Concert This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31161 This concert is free and open to the public.

Oct 31, 2024

7:30 PM

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Tuba/Euphonium Studio Recital Members of the University of Iowa Tuba Euphonium Studio and Collegium Tubum, directed by John Manning View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31162 This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 1, 2024

7:30 PM

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Guest Artist Recital: Jamie Clark, cello This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 1, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Adults $55 / $35 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Two world-renowned dancers head a pioneering company dancing to music by two world-changing artists. Founded by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson — both legendary former principal dancers with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre — Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company continues to push ballet into the future with electrifying dancers and mesmerizing choreography. The company’s Hancher debut will feature Bach...

Nov 1, 2024

8:00 PM

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When you Read This By Charlie Schmelzer Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Nov 2, 2024

3:30 PM

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Senior Recital: Allyson Liu, cello Allyson Liu, Cello Hyewon Lee, Piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 2, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Free / No tickets required Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Presented in collaboration with the International Writing Program and University of Iowa Department of Dance A time-honored tradition connecting writers from around the world with Department of Dance students. Every year, the University of Iowa's international Writing Program welcomes 30+ distinguished writers from around the world to our campus and community for a three-month residency. Building from a collaboration that ...

Nov 2, 2024

7:30 PM

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Faculty Chamber Recital: Ambrose, Gause, Lee Trio Katy Ambrose, Horn Michael Gause, Trumpet Doreen Lee, Piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public. 

Nov 2, 2024

8:00 PM

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When you Read This By Charlie Schmelzer Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Nov 3, 2024

1:30 PM

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Piano Sundays at the Old Capitol Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2025 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2024 1:30 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 3, 2024

1:30 PM

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DMA Qualifying Recital: Miles Bohlman, percussion Miles Bohlman - Percussion McKenna Blenk - Percussion Evan Tanner - Percussion This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 3, 2024

3:00 PM

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Kantorei Concert: Dr. Timothy Stalter, conductor This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 3, 2024

6:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $50 / $30 Students & Youth $25 / $15 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Let’s talk about a magical evening of everyone singing along with the Madrigal family. Encanto lovers of all ages have the opportunity to sing along with their favorite Grammy-Award winning songs performed by a live band while watching the full film. Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert will include all the music of the Academy Aw...

Nov 4, 2024

7:30 PM

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DMA I Recital: Thomas Drummond, saxophone Thomas Drummond, saxophone Casey Dierlam Tse, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 5, 2024

7:00 PM

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Our Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session, joined by students, alumni, community members, and musicians passing through Iowa City. All members of the community are welcome for this free community event, hosted the first Tuesday of each month during the school year at the Wilder — a restaurant and bar located on the ground floor of the Graduate Hotel, on Iowa City's downtown pedestrian mall. To learn more or if you are interested in jamming, get in touch wit...

Nov 6, 2024

7:30 PM

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University of Iowa Trombone Choir Members of the University of Iowa Trombone Choir will perform. Jonathan Allen, Xiaoyu Liu, Brady Gell, conductors. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 8, 2024

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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Join us for lunch and stories on the theme of BEGINNINGS. Fresh starts. Dawn, day one, birth, or rebirth. Initiations and inaugurations. A new leaf, a new job, that new car smell. Burning/building bridges, cleaning house, pulling up roots, or a fresh coat of a paint. A blank sheet of paper ... This event is free and open to the public. A free lunch will be provided. The Story Lab end-of-semester showcase is a great opportunity for connecting and networking with Tippie faculty, staff, studen...

Nov 8, 2024

5:30 PM

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Senior Recital: Ty Waters, trombone Ty Waters, Trombone Danyun Zhao, Piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 8, 2024

7:00 PM

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TICKETS $15 for adults 19+ $10 for college students with college ID Pre-paid to Fest Pass holders Free to youth 13-18 with ID Presented in collaboration with Mic Check Poetry Fest and Iowa City Poetry Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher Part of MicCheck Poetry Fest Club Hancher hosts day one of a two-day celebration of spoken word and its power to bear witness, create community, and inspire change.  Rudy Francisco has been the National Underground Poetry Slam Champio...

Nov 8, 2024

7:30 PM

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Guest Solo Recital: Laura Melton, piano This concert is free and open to the public. 

Nov 8, 2024

8:00 PM

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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf By Ntozake Shange Directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates Choreographed by Christine Catherine Wyatt Historic and groundbreaking, Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that celebrates womanhood and discovery through an inimitable combination of storytelling, poetry, dance, and song. Through monologues and conversation, these women weave a tapestry of...

Nov 8, 2024

9:00 PM

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TICKETS $15 for adults 19+ $10 for college students with college ID Pre-paid to Fest Pass holders Free to youth 13-18 with ID Presented in collaboration with Mic Check Poetry Fest and Iowa City Poetry Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher Part of MicCheck Poetry Fest Club Hancher hosts day one of a two-day celebration of spoken word and its power to bear witness, create community, and inspire change.  Rudy Francisco has been the National Underground Poetry Slam Champio...

Nov 9, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $36 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher If you have ever felt like a misfit, comedian Gary Gulman welcomes you to the club. Gary Gulman has apparently never quite fit in. His recent memoir, Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the ’80s, is in keeping with his absurd, inventive, and virtuosic comedy — including the comedy on display in his fifth special, Born on Third...

Nov 9, 2024

7:30 PM

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Optional Chamber Recital: Dolce Brass Bryson Kinnan, Tuba Elliot Baughman, Trombone Bradley Balster, Euphonium Emily Bach, Trumpet Natalie Roth, Trumpet This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 9, 2024

8:00 PM

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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf By Ntozake Shange Directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates Choreographed by Christine Catherine Wyatt Historic and groundbreaking, Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that celebrates womanhood and discovery through an inimitable combination of storytelling, poetry, dance, and song. Through monologues and conversation, these women weave a tapestry of...

Nov 10, 2024

11:30 AM

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Optional Recital: Madi Bruck, mezzo-soprano This event has been cancelled. 

Nov 10, 2024

2:00 PM

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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf By Ntozake Shange Directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates Choreographed by Christine Catherine Wyatt Historic and groundbreaking, Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that celebrates womanhood and discovery through an inimitable combination of storytelling, poetry, dance, and song. Through monologues and conversation, these women weave a tapestry of...

Nov 10, 2024

7:30 PM

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University Choir: Dr. David Puderbaugh, conductor This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 10, 2024

7:30 PM

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Optional Masters Recital: Evan Tanner, percussion Evan Tanner McKenna Blenk Miles Bohlman This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 11, 2024

5:30 PM

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DMA I Recital: Rachel Peters, violin This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 11, 2024

7:30 PM

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Optional Recital: Sean Harken, bass-baritone This event has been canceled.

Nov 12, 2024

5:30 PM

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DMA I Recital: Alicia Maiz Alonso, violin Alicia Maiz Alonso, Violin Mariya Akhadjanova, Piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 13, 2024

7:30 PM

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Faculty Chamber Recital: Katie Wolfe, violin and Réne Lecuona, piano Rhapsodies and Fantasies by Georg Phillip Telemann, Jessie Montgomery, Béla Bartók, and Franz Schubert Katie Wolfe, violin Réne Lecuona, piano This concert is free and open to the public. 

Nov 14, 2024

3:00 PM

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Guest Artist Masterclass: David Bowlin, violin & Tony Cho, piano This masterclass is free and open to the public. 

Nov 14, 2024

7:30 PM

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Camerata Singers This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 14, 2024

7:30 PM

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Horn Studio Recital  This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This event is free and open to the public.

Nov 14, 2024

8:00 PM

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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf By Ntozake Shange Directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates Choreographed by Christine Catherine Wyatt Historic and groundbreaking, Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that celebrates womanhood and discovery through an inimitable combination of storytelling, poetry, dance, and song. Through monologues and conversation, these women weave a tapestry of...

Nov 15, 2024

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All are welcome to attend the University of Iowa 2024 Multicultural Showcase, part of the University of Iowa’s annual celebration of International Education Week. The Multicultural Showcase exists to introduce UI students, faculty, staff, and the greater Iowa City community to different cultures through various vocal and dance performances, ethnic dishes to try, as well as interactive tabling hosted by student organizations and UI colleges and departments. Food and tabling will begin at 7 ...

Nov 15, 2024

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A leading light of South African jazz infuses the sounds of his culture with the influence of McCoy Tyner. “I came to understand my voice as a pianist through John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme,” says pianist, composer, and improviser Nduduzo Makhathini. “As someone who started playing jazz very late, I had always been looki...

Nov 15, 2024

7:30 PM

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Guest Chamber Recital: David Bowlin, violin and Tony Cho, piano This concert is free and open to the public. 

Nov 15, 2024

7:30 PM

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Così fan tutte By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Directed by Abbigail Coté Conducted by Kenny Lee The 2024-2025 opera season will open with a fall production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte. This beloved romantic comedy will be sung in Italian and presented in a new, 20th century production focused on opulence, travel, and the perils of modern dating. Tickets: Adult - $20  UI Student - $5 College Student (not UI) - $10  Senior - $15   Youth 17 & younger - $10  Purchase your tickets through Ha...

Nov 15, 2024

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Jazz Repertory Ensemble This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 15, 2024

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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf By Ntozake Shange Directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates Choreographed by Christine Catherine Wyatt Historic and groundbreaking, Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that celebrates womanhood and discovery through an inimitable combination of storytelling, poetry, dance, and song. Through monologues and conversation, these women weave a tapestry of...

Nov 15, 2024

9:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A leading light of South African jazz infuses the sounds of his culture with the influence of McCoy Tyner. “I came to understand my voice as a pianist through John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme,” says pianist, composer, and improviser Nduduzo Makhathini. “As someone who started playing jazz very late, I had always been looki...

Nov 16, 2024

7:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist sings of love, heartbreak, and rising rents. As La Doña, San Francisco-born Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea composes songs that explore radical brown femininity and blend the sounds of the Caribbean, reggaeton, and hip-hop. In 2020, her song “Quién Me La Paga”...

Nov 16, 2024

7:30 PM

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Così fan tutte By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Directed by Abbigail Coté Conducted by Kenny Lee The 2024-2025 opera season will open with a fall production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte. This beloved romantic comedy will be sung in Italian and presented in a new, 20th century production focused on opulence, travel, and the perils of modern dating. Tickets: Adult - $20  UI Student - $5 College Student (not UI) - $10  Senior - $15   Youth 17 & younger - $10  Purchase your tickets through Ha...

Nov 16, 2024

7:30 PM

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Masters Recital: Rick Olson, organ This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 16, 2024

8:00 PM

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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf By Ntozake Shange Directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates Choreographed by Christine Catherine Wyatt Historic and groundbreaking, Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that celebrates womanhood and discovery through an inimitable combination of storytelling, poetry, dance, and song. Through monologues and conversation, these women weave a tapestry of...

Nov 16, 2024

9:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist sings of love, heartbreak, and rising rents. As La Doña, San Francisco-born Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea composes songs that explore radical brown femininity and blend the sounds of the Caribbean, reggaeton, and hip-hop. In 2020, her song “Quién Me La Paga”...

Nov 17, 2024

2:00 PM

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Così fan tutte By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Directed by Abbigail Coté Conducted by Kenny Lee The 2024-2025 opera season will open with a fall production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte. This beloved romantic comedy will be sung in Italian and presented in a new, 20th century production focused on opulence, travel, and the perils of modern dating. Tickets: Adult - $20  UI Student - $5 College Student (not UI) - $10  Senior - $15   Youth 17 & younger - $10  Purchase your tickets through Ha...

Nov 17, 2024

3:00 PM

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Key Change: Piano Revolutionaries Series, Concert #3 This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 17, 2024

3:30 PM

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Trumpet Studio Recital  Members of the University of Iowa Trumpet Studio will be performing. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 17, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $95 / $75 / $55 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd season A celebration of prodigious talent — in the orchestra, on the podium, at the piano, and from the composer.  America’s second oldest symphony orchestra — and one of its finest — presents an exploration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music under the baton of self-described “bon vivant” Stéphane Denève. From his first symphony, compose...

Nov 17, 2024

7:30 PM

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DMA Qualifying Recital: Paul Cort, voice This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 18, 2024

7:30 PM

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University Band and Concert Band This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 18, 2024

7:30 PM

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DMA I Recital: Yestyn Griffith, violin Yestyn Griffith - violin Henrique Rabelo - piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 19, 2024

7:30 PM

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Faculty Solo Recital: Jorge Montilla Moreno, clarinet & Hana Song, piano This event is free and open to the public

Nov 19, 2024

7:30 PM

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Johnson County Landmark This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 19, 2024

7:30 PM

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Guest Artist Recital and Masterclass: Teddy Van Winkle, CLAS Alumni Fellow Teddy van Winkle, Trombone This concert is free and open to the public. 

Nov 20, 2024

5:30 PM

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DMA II Recital: Maria Torres Melgares, saxophone This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 20, 2024

7:30 PM

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Iowa Symphony Band This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 21, 2024

5:30 PM

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DMA III Recital: Wonkyung Kim, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 21, 2024

7:30 PM

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Faculty Chamber Concert: Reawakening Keys; Piano Duo This concert is free and open to the public. 

Nov 21, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $30 / $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Presented in collaboration with The University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program A celebration of the music of Hancher's 2024–2025 composer-in-residence—featuring the composer herself. The PUBLIQuartet — of which Jessie Montgomery was a founding member — won the 2013 Concert Artists Guild New Music/New Places Award. In 2019, the...

Nov 21, 2024

7:30 PM

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Masters Recital: Timothy Berry, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 21, 2024

8:00 PM

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Thesis I Concert – Brady Van Patten All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Nov 22, 2024

8:00 PM

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Thesis I Concert – Brady Van Patten All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Nov 23, 2024

5:30 PM

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Masters Recital: Lauren Kundel, soprano Lauren Kundel, soprano Dr. Katie Fang, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 23, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Adults $75 / $55 Students & Youth $10* *limited availability Part of Hancher's 52nd season Old-timey and eclectic, Old Crow Medicine Show has the musical cure for what ails you.  When Old Crow Medicine Show first hit the road as teenagers who loved old-time string music, they couldn’t have imagined the journey would last 25 years and beyond. But like the “Wagon Wheel” of their signature song, the band just keeps rolling on. “We continue to explore sounds both old and new, forei...

Nov 24, 2024

3:00 PM

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Chamber Singers of Iowa City This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 1, 2024

5:30 PM

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Senior Recital: Sam Hoying, oboe This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 3, 2024

7:00 PM

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Our Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session, joined by students, alumni, community members, and musicians passing through Iowa City. All members of the community are welcome for this free community event, hosted the first Tuesday of each month during the school year at the Wilder — a restaurant and bar located on the ground floor of the Graduate Hotel, on Iowa City's downtown pedestrian mall. To learn more or if you are interested in jamming, get in touch wit...

Dec 3, 2024

7:30 PM

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Jazz Concert This event has been canceled.

Dec 4, 2024

5:30 PM

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DMA I Recital: Henrique Rabelo, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 4, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Adults $30 / $20 Students and youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Presented in collaboration with the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program and Center for New Music The venturous quartet follows up last year’s John Zorn concert with music by John Luther Adams and Elliott Carter. The members of JACK Quartet — champions of contemporary music and musicians of prodigious talent — return to play compositions by two towering giants. John Luther Adams — whose work I...

Dec 5, 2024

7:30 PM

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Faculty Chamber Concert: Ksenia Nosikova and Doreen Lee, Piano Duo This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public. 

Dec 6, 2024

7:30 PM

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Iowa Saxophonists' Workshop Fall Concert The saxophone students of Dr. Kenneth Tse will perform in saxophone ensembles and other chamber settings. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 6, 2024

7:30 PM

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UI Symphony Orchestra This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 6, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, Dear Evan Hansen is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected, and social media-filled lives.  Please note: Dear Evan Hansen is recommended for ages 12 and up and contains adu...

Dec 6, 2024

7:30 PM

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Senior Recital: Joe Shanks This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 6, 2024

7:30 PM

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Optional Recital: Hugo Kaut, violin Hugo Kaut, violin Danyun Zhao, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 7, 2024

2:00 PM

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TICKETS Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, Dear Evan Hansen is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected, and social media-filled lives.  Please note: Dear Evan Hansen is recommended for ages 12 and up and contains adu...

Dec 7, 2024

5:30 PM

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DMA Qualifying Recital: Guoyi Fan, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This is free and open to the public.

Dec 7, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, Dear Evan Hansen is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected, and social media-filled lives.  Please note: Dear Evan Hansen is recommended for ages 12 and up and contains adu...

Dec 8, 2024

2:30 PM

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TICKETS Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, Dear Evan Hansen is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected, and social media-filled lives.  Please note: Dear Evan Hansen is recommended for ages 12 and up and contains adu...

Dec 8, 2024

3:00 PM

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Band Extravaganza This is a ticketed event: Adults - $17 Youth/Senior - $13 UI Students $5 All seating is general admission.

Dec 8, 2024

3:00 PM

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Voxman Chorale and Camerata Singers Concert Katelyn Peterson (VC) and Andrew Robinson (CS), graduate conductors This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 8, 2024

7:30 PM

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Center for New Music Ensemble II More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 9, 2024

7:30 PM

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University Band This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 10, 2024

5:30 PM

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DMA III Recital: Lingxiao Li, saxophone Lingxiao Li, soprano and alto saxophone Casey Dierlam Tse, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 10, 2024

7:30 PM

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Dunn Graduate String Quartet Fall Recital Renee Santos, violin Luis Enrique Infante Hernandez, violin Kylie Little, viola Christina Leigh Stephenson, cello This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 11, 2024

5:30 PM

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DMA I Recital: Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute Casey Dierlam Tse, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 11, 2024

7:30 PM

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Campus Symphony Orchestra This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 12, 2024

7:30 PM

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UI Double Bass Studio Recital Members of the Double Bass studio, lead by Professor Volkan Orhon, will perform. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 12, 2024

7:30 PM

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Clarinet Studio Recital Members of the University of Iowa Clarinet Studio will be performing. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 12, 2024

8:00 PM

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Grad/Undergrad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Dec 13, 2024

7:30 PM

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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital I The students of the Chamber Music Residency Programs will give their final recitals. This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 13, 2024

7:30 PM

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Guest Artist Recital: Jinah Yoo Knapp, organ This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 13, 2024

8:00 PM

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Grad/Undergrad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Dec 14, 2024

3:00 PM

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Holiday Percussion Pops Concert This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 14, 2024

7:30 PM

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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital II The students of the Chamber Music Residency Programs will give their final recitals. This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 14, 2024

8:00 PM

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Grad/Undergrad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Dec 15, 2024

6:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $40 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A vocalist for the ages keeps pushing jazz forward while a masterful improviser underscores the adventure. Like jazz itself, Cécile McLorin Salvant is always exploring and charting new paths. A vocalist of startling gifts, she seems to unveil some new facet of her artistry with each project and collaboration. Her work wi...

Dec 15, 2024

7:30 PM

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Senior Recital: Oz Braslavsky, violin  This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dec 15, 2024

8:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $40 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A vocalist for the ages keeps pushing jazz forward while a masterful improviser underscores the adventure. Like jazz itself, Cécile McLorin Salvant is always exploring and charting new paths. A vocalist of startling gifts, she seems to unveil some new facet of her artistry with each project and collaboration. Her work wi...

Dec 17, 2024

7:30 PM

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DMA II Recital: Yu-Hsiang (Abby) Chen, organ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Jan 22, 2025

7:30 PM

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Guest Solo Recital: Catherine Kautsky, piano This concert is free and open to the public. 

Jan 24, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter A...

Jan 25, 2025

2:00 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter A...

Jan 25, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter A...

Jan 26, 2025

2:00 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter A...

Jan 27, 2025

7:30 PM

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Faculty Recital: "This Floating World"- Nicole Esposito, flute; Réne Lecuona, piano Nicole Esposito, flute Réne Lecuona, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Jan 29, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Adults $85 / $65 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season A master choreographer’s acclaimed Hancher-commissioned work is part of the 60th anniversary celebration. In 1999, the American premiere of Twyla Tharp’s Diabelli­ — choreographed to Beethoven’s thorny and thrilling Diabelli Variations and commissioned by Hancher — took place on the stage of the original Hancher Auditorium. Now, as part of the 60th anniversary tour of Twyla Tharp Dance, the work returns home so ...

Jan 31, 2025

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher Steeped in history, a first-rate storyteller offers music that is sometimes urgent and sometimes playful. Leyla McCalla’s music — including her latest record, Sun Without the Heat — is a potent amalgam of history and mastery. That history includes three centuries of influences from all around the world, while the mastery...

Jan 31, 2025

8:00 PM

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Day Fades Into Night By Bridget Dieden Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Jan 31, 2025

9:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher Steeped in history, a first-rate storyteller offers music that is sometimes urgent and sometimes playful. Leyla McCalla’s music — including her latest record, Sun Without the Heat — is a potent amalgam of history and mastery. That history includes three centuries of influences from all around the world, while the mastery...

Feb 1, 2025

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher When it comes to passionate innovators pushing music in new directions, this artist is chief among them. Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah contains multitudes. “[J]ust because it can be said that my work is inherently jazz does not mean that it is exclusively jazz,” the musician has posited. Perhaps best known as a trumpeter, he ...

Feb 1, 2025

8:00 PM

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Day Fades Into Night By Bridget Dieden Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Feb 1, 2025

9:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher When it comes to passionate innovators pushing music in new directions, this artist is chief among them. Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah contains multitudes. “[J]ust because it can be said that my work is inherently jazz does not mean that it is exclusively jazz,” the musician has posited. Perhaps best known as a trumpeter, he ...

Feb 3, 2025

7:30 PM

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DMA I Recital: Danyun Zhao, piano This is free and open to the public.

Feb 4, 2025

7:00 PM

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Our Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session, joined by students, alumni, community members, and musicians passing through Iowa City. All members of the community are welcome for this free community event, hosted the first Tuesday of each month during the school year at the Wilder — a restaurant and bar located on the ground floor of the Graduate Hotel, on Iowa City's downtown pedestrian mall. To learn more or if you are interested in jamming, get in touch wit...

Feb 6, 2025

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Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By Amiri Baraka Directed by Josh Turn...

Feb 7, 2025

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Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By Amiri Baraka Directed by Josh Turn...

Feb 8, 2025

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $65 / $45 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Top-flight musicians — each a Hancher favorite — perform a perfect program for piano and clarinet. Emanuel Ax — one of the world’s most revered musicians — has been performing for Hancher audiences since he was a Young Concert Artist. How deep is the relationship? When Hancher needed a new piano for our new facility, we turned to Manny ...

Feb 8, 2025

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Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By Amiri Baraka Directed by Josh Turn...

Feb 13, 2025

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TICKETS Adults $25 Students and youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Creative Matters, a program of the Office of the Vice President for Research, presented in collaboration with the University of Iowa School of Music with support from the Larry G. and Ann Howard Jones Vocal Ensemble Residency Program A stirring work by a UI alum — sung by a peerless choir — asks what the words we speak in prayer say about us. The Crossing, an acclaimed 18-voice choir, will be in residence a...

Feb 13, 2025

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Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By Amiri Baraka Directed by Josh Turn...

Feb 14, 2025

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Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By Amiri Baraka Directed by Josh Turn...

Feb 14, 2025

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Grown Backwards By James Gulden Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Feb 15, 2025

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Iowa Percussion: Arts Share Community Concert This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Feb 15, 2025

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A world of musical influences and ideas come together in this vocalist’s combo of style and substance. A teenaged Cyrille Aimée used to sneak out of her bedroom window to mingle with the jazzers performing at the Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois-sur-Seine, France. Since then, she has perfected the intermingling of a h...

Feb 15, 2025

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Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By Amiri Baraka Directed by Josh Turn...

Feb 15, 2025

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Grown Backwards By James Gulden Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Feb 15, 2025

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A world of musical influences and ideas come together in this vocalist’s combo of style and substance. A teenaged Cyrille Aimée used to sneak out of her bedroom window to mingle with the jazzers performing at the Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois-sur-Seine, France. Since then, she has perfected the intermingling of a h...

Feb 16, 2025

7:30 PM

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Center for New Music Ensemble III More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Feb 16, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $30 / $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Presented in collaboration with University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program The Schumann Quartet relishes the connection between artists and audiences. “A work really develops only in a live performance,” the members of the German quartet say. “That is ‘the real thing,’ because we ourselves never know what will happen. On the st...

Feb 18, 2025

7:30 PM

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UI Symphony Orchestra This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Feb 20, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A regular at the comedy clubs of Los Angeles and New York City, a comic adds Club Hancher to her list. Zainab Johnson’s comedy is based on her unique point-of-view, which was shaped as she was growing up in Harlem as one of 13 siblings in a black Muslim family. Johnson’s first special, Hijabs Off, premiered on Amazon Pri...

Feb 20, 2025

8:00 PM

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Ten-Minute Play Festival Directed by Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers

Feb 21, 2025

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Ten-Minute Play Festival Directed by Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers

Feb 22, 2025

6:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $50 Students & Youth $10 (includes the performances and a catered dinner) Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Presented in collaboration with Feed Me Weird Things Hancher and Feed Me Weird Things present a totally unique evening of music and food. Witness two distinct sets of music that track Chicago's broad and visonary jazz tradition; in between musicals sets, the audience will enjoy a community di...

Feb 22, 2025

6:30 PM

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UI School of Music Showcase Concert - Iowa Symphony Band & Concert Band This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Feb 22, 2025

8:00 PM

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Ten-Minute Play Festival Directed by Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers

Feb 23, 2025

1:30 PM

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Iowa Honor Band Concert This concert is free and open to the public.

Feb 23, 2025

2:00 PM

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Ten-Minute Play Festival Directed by Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers

Feb 23, 2025

7:30 PM

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Composers' Workshop III More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Feb 27, 2025

7:30 PM

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Guest Chamber Recital: Lawrence Graduate Bayreuth Tuben Quintet Lydia van Dreel, Wagner tuba Leander Staff, Wagner tuba Maddy Tarantelli, Wagner tuba Ann Ellsworth, Wagner tuba Kyra Sims, Wagner tuba This concert is free and open to the public.

Feb 28, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Adults $25 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Reframing the boxing ring as a site for a duet rather than a duel, Touch of RED bring vulnerability to the fore. Shamel Pitts — a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow in choreography — founded the multidisciplinary arts collective TRIBE in 2019. Touch of RED is the beautiful new entry in Pitts’s and TRIBE’s ongoing Red Series, which explores Black multiplicity and human connection. Touch of RED is a duet for Black men who come toge...

Feb 28, 2025

8:00 PM

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Among Jackals and Giraffes By Søren Olsen Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Mar 1, 2025

11:30 AM

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DMA III Recital: McKenna Blenk, percussion Anabel Perez-Brennan, percussion Ava Chopskie, percussion Jenna Springer, percussion This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 1, 2025

1:30 PM

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Senior Recital: Larissa Myers, trombone This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 1, 2025

5:30 PM

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Senior Recital: Ben Copeland, trombone This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 1, 2025

7:30 PM

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Johnson County Landmark This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 1, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Adults $25 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Reframing the boxing ring as a site for a duet rather than a duel, Touch of RED bring vulnerability to the fore. Shamel Pitts — a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow in choreography — founded the multidisciplinary arts collective TRIBE in 2019. Touch of RED is the beautiful new entry in Pitts’s and TRIBE’s ongoing Red Series, which explores Black multiplicity and human connection. Touch of RED is a duet for Black men who come toge...

Mar 1, 2025

8:00 PM

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Among Jackals and Giraffes By Søren Olsen Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Mar 2, 2025

1:30 PM

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Key Change: Piano Revolutionaries Series, Concert #4 This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 2, 2025

2:00 PM

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Among Jackals and Giraffes By Søren Olsen Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Mar 2, 2025

7:30 PM

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Chamber Singers of Iowa City This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 3, 2025

7:30 PM

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Black Pop Music Ensemble This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 4, 2025

7:00 PM

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Our Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session, joined by students, alumni, community members, and musicians passing through Iowa City. All members of the community are welcome for this free community event, hosted the first Tuesday of each month during the school year at the Wilder — a restaurant and bar located on the ground floor of the Graduate Hotel, on Iowa City's downtown pedestrian mall. To learn more or if you are interested in jamming, get in touch wit...

Mar 4, 2025

7:30 PM

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Jazz Repertory Ensemble This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 5, 2025

7:30 PM

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Telegraph Quartet The University of Iowa String Quarter Residency Program presents the Telegraph Quartet. Learn more about the Telegraph Quartet here: https://www.telegraphquartet.com/ This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 7, 2025

7:30 PM

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Kantorei Concert: Dr. Timothy Stalter, conductor This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 7, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Direct from Broadway, Mean Girls is the hilarious hit musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), and original director and choreographer Cas...

Mar 7, 2025

8:00 PM

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Side Show Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell Music by Henry Krieger Additional book material by Bill Condon Directed by Paul Kalina Daisy and Violet Hilton, a pair of conjoined twins, have lived their lives in the spotlight, excelling from Freak Show oddities to Vaudeville stars. As the sisters struggle to navigate their new path beyond the Freak Show, Daisy and Violet face outside forces and new desires that threaten to tear them apart — figuratively and literally. Based on a true story, ...

Mar 8, 2025

2:00 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Direct from Broadway, Mean Girls is the hilarious hit musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), and original director and choreographer Cas...

Mar 8, 2025

5:30 PM

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Masters Recital: Rebekah Webster, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 8, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Direct from Broadway, Mean Girls is the hilarious hit musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), and original director and choreographer Cas...

Mar 8, 2025

7:30 PM

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Honors Recital: Sara Sample, clarinet This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 8, 2025

8:00 PM

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Side Show Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell Music by Henry Krieger Additional book material by Bill Condon Directed by Paul Kalina Daisy and Violet Hilton, a pair of conjoined twins, have lived their lives in the spotlight, excelling from Freak Show oddities to Vaudeville stars. As the sisters struggle to navigate their new path beyond the Freak Show, Daisy and Violet face outside forces and new desires that threaten to tear them apart — figuratively and literally. Based on a true story, ...

Mar 9, 2025

1:30 PM

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Piano Sundays at the Old Capitol Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2025 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2024 1:30 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 9, 2025

2:00 PM

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Side Show Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell Music by Henry Krieger Additional book material by Bill Condon Directed by Paul Kalina Daisy and Violet Hilton, a pair of conjoined twins, have lived their lives in the spotlight, excelling from Freak Show oddities to Vaudeville stars. As the sisters struggle to navigate their new path beyond the Freak Show, Daisy and Violet face outside forces and new desires that threaten to tear them apart — figuratively and literally. Based on a true story, ...

Mar 9, 2025

2:00 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Direct from Broadway, Mean Girls is the hilarious hit musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), and original director and choreographer Cas...

Mar 9, 2025

3:00 PM

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Guest Chamber Recital: Salley Koo, violin; and Alexander Solomon, piano Salley Koo - violin Alexander Solomon - piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 9, 2025

7:30 PM

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Center for New Music Ensemble IV More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 11, 2025

7:30 PM

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Faculty and Guest Artist Recital: Avita Duo: Ksenia Nosikova, piano; and Katya Moeller, violin This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 11, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Adults $95 / $75 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season The company that carries forward the name of master modern dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey is — to put it simply — simply breathtaking. Whether performing work by today’s most innovative choreographers or performing work by its founder — including the timelessly relevant and breathtaking Revelations — the dancers seem to shimmer with passion, skill, and the pride of a tradition rivaled by few other compani...

Mar 13, 2025

7:30 PM

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UI Symphony Orchestra This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 13, 2025

8:00 PM

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Side Show Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell Music by Henry Krieger Additional book material by Bill Condon Directed by Paul Kalina Daisy and Violet Hilton, a pair of conjoined twins, have lived their lives in the spotlight, excelling from Freak Show oddities to Vaudeville stars. As the sisters struggle to navigate their new path beyond the Freak Show, Daisy and Violet face outside forces and new desires that threaten to tear them apart — figuratively and literally. Based on a true story, ...

Mar 13, 2025

8:00 PM

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Death Surrogates By Cianon Jones Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Mar 13, 2025

8:00 PM

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Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath Joshua Culbreath will be performing on Friday, March 14. Thursday, March 13 and Saturday, March 15 will feature works by Katelyn Perez and Mariana Tejeda. All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Mar 14, 2025

8:00 PM

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Side Show Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell Music by Henry Krieger Additional book material by Bill Condon Directed by Paul Kalina Daisy and Violet Hilton, a pair of conjoined twins, have lived their lives in the spotlight, excelling from Freak Show oddities to Vaudeville stars. As the sisters struggle to navigate their new path beyond the Freak Show, Daisy and Violet face outside forces and new desires that threaten to tear them apart — figuratively and literally. Based on a true story, ...

Mar 14, 2025

8:00 PM

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Death Surrogates By Cianon Jones Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Mar 14, 2025

8:00 PM

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Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath Joshua Culbreath will be performing on Friday, March 14. Thursday, March 13 and Saturday, March 15 will feature works by Katelyn Perez and Mariana Tejeda. All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Mar 15, 2025

8:00 PM

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Side Show Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell Music by Henry Krieger Additional book material by Bill Condon Directed by Paul Kalina Daisy and Violet Hilton, a pair of conjoined twins, have lived their lives in the spotlight, excelling from Freak Show oddities to Vaudeville stars. As the sisters struggle to navigate their new path beyond the Freak Show, Daisy and Violet face outside forces and new desires that threaten to tear them apart — figuratively and literally. Based on a true story, ...

Mar 15, 2025

8:00 PM

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Death Surrogates By Cianon Jones Tickets: Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

Mar 15, 2025

8:00 PM

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Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath Joshua Culbreath will be performing on Friday, March 14. Thursday, March 13 and Saturday, March 15 will feature works by Katelyn Perez and Mariana Tejeda. All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Mar 26, 2025

7:30 PM

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Iowa Symphony Band This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 27, 2025

6:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $30 / $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Intensity and refinement are hallmarks of one of the world’s most electrifying string quartets. Adept at balancing individual expression with respectful renderings of a composer’s work, the Jerusalem Quartet brings an evening of Dimitri Shostakovich’s searingly intense music to Hancher’s intimate onstage experience. The ensemble will pe...

Mar 27, 2025

8:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $30 / $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Intensity and refinement are hallmarks of one of the world’s most electrifying string quartets. Adept at balancing individual expression with respectful renderings of a composer’s work, the Jerusalem Quartet brings an evening of Dimitri Shostakovich’s searingly intense music to Hancher’s intimate onstage experience. The ensemble will pe...

Mar 28, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $25 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season In cooperation with Riverside Theatre & the Englert Theatre Written by August Wilson and directed by Lili-Anne Brown. The Acting Company is the only professional theater principally dedicated to the development of young classical actors. Founded in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley from the first graduating class of the Drama Division ...

Mar 28, 2025

8:00 PM

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Thesis III Concert – Emily Culbreath All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Mar 29, 2025

3:00 PM

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Key Change: Piano Revolutionaries Series, Concert #5 This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 29, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $25 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season In cooperation with Riverside Theatre & the Englert Theatre Written by William Shakespeare, adapted by Christina Anderson, and directed by Devin Brain The Acting Company is the only professional theater principally dedicated to the development of young classical actors. Founded in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley from the first gradua...

Mar 29, 2025

8:00 PM

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Thesis III Concert – Emily Culbreath All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Mar 30, 2025

5:00 PM

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University Choir Concert: Dr. David Puderbaugh, conductor This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 1, 2025

7:00 PM

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Our Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session, joined by students, alumni, community members, and musicians passing through Iowa City. All members of the community are welcome for this free community event, hosted the first Tuesday of each month during the school year at the Wilder — a restaurant and bar located on the ground floor of the Graduate Hotel, on Iowa City's downtown pedestrian mall. To learn more or if you are interested in jamming, get in touch wit...

Apr 1, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Free tickets (limit two) will be available from the Hancher Box Office beginning March 3 at 10 a.m. Part of the  Levitt Lecture Series Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Mara Liasson is the national political correspondent for NPR and a contributor to Fox News Channel. She joined Fox in 1997 and serves as a panelist on Special Report with Brett Baier and Fox News Sunday, Fox Broadcasting Company's public affairs program that airs nationwide each Sunday morning. Liasson joined NPR in ...

Apr 3, 2025

7:30 PM

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Guest Artist Recital: Yu Tamaki Hoso, trombone This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 5, 2025

3:00 PM

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Iowa Percussion Spectacular This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 6, 2025

1:30 PM

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Piano Sundays at the Old Capitol Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2025 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2024 1:30 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 7, 2025

7:30 PM

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Faculty Chamber Concert: Sanders, Rutledge, Arnone, and Lee Jeremy Sanders, baritone Christine Rutledge, viola Anthony Arnone, cello Doreen Lee, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 8, 2025

7:30 PM

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Guest Chamber Recital: Akropolis Reed Quintet This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 10, 2025

7:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A Grammy Award-winning artist with a one-of-a-kind sound — whether she is singing in English or Spanish. When Gaby Moreno finished singing at the Premiere Ceremony of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, host Justin Tranter had this to say: “Guys, that’s one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Her voice is so beaut...

Apr 10, 2025

9:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A Grammy Award-winning artist with a one-of-a-kind sound — whether she is singing in English or Spanish. When Gaby Moreno finished singing at the Premiere Ceremony of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, host Justin Tranter had this to say: “Guys, that’s one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Her voice is so beaut...

Apr 11, 2025

7:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A first-call pianist for Wynton and Branford Marsalis takes audiences to the American south via his insistent groove. When we get a text from Branford Marsalis, we pay attention. And when it comes to one of his favorite pianists working today, he told us: “Sean Mason: The real deal. Finally a concept based on actual musi...

Apr 11, 2025

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Rita / La colombe Rita by Gaetano Donizetti and La colombe by Charles Gounod Directed by Abbigail Coté Conducted by Kenny Lee The 2024-2025 opera season will close with a spring production of French One Acts: La colombe and Rita. These obscure yet treasured pieces have enjoyed a recent resurgence in the opera canon. Gounod’s sparkling score accompanies a farcical tale of seduction, while Donizetti’s Rita takes a darkly comic look at power dynamics in relationships.  Tickets: Adult - $2...

Apr 11, 2025

9:00 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A first-call pianist for Wynton and Branford Marsalis takes audiences to the American south via his insistent groove. When we get a text from Branford Marsalis, we pay attention. And when it comes to one of his favorite pianists working today, he told us: “Sean Mason: The real deal. Finally a concept based on actual musi...

Apr 12, 2025

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Thesis IV Concert – Sophia McLaughlin This performance is free and open to the public. Rain date is April 13 at 5 p.m.

Apr 12, 2025

7:30 PM

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Rita / La colombe Rita by Gaetano Donizetti and La colombe by Charles Gounod Directed by Abbigail Coté Conducted by Kenny Lee The 2024-2025 opera season will close with a spring production of French One Acts: La colombe and Rita. These obscure yet treasured pieces have enjoyed a recent resurgence in the opera canon. Gounod’s sparkling score accompanies a farcical tale of seduction, while Donizetti’s Rita takes a darkly comic look at power dynamics in relationships.  Tickets: Adult - $2...

Apr 12, 2025

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Senior Recital: Lauren Carley, oboe This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 13, 2025

2:00 PM

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Rita / La colombe Rita by Gaetano Donizetti and La colombe by Charles Gounod Directed by Abbigail Coté Conducted by Kenny Lee The 2024-2025 opera season will close with a spring production of French One Acts: La colombe and Rita. These obscure yet treasured pieces have enjoyed a recent resurgence in the opera canon. Gounod’s sparkling score accompanies a farcical tale of seduction, while Donizetti’s Rita takes a darkly comic look at power dynamics in relationships.  Tickets: Adult - $2...

Apr 13, 2025

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $65 / $45 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season The champion of chamber orchestras and a virtuosic violinist come together for a program of Baroque and Classical masterworks. The violinist, countertenor, and early music specialist Dmitry Sinkovsky joins one of the finest chamber ensembles you’ll find anywhere. Sinkovsky’s technical ability, expressiveness, and sheer speed will be on ...

Apr 16, 2025

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Campus Symphony Orchestra This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 16, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets on sale to the general public: Monday, July 29, at 10 a.m. Adults $30 / $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Co-commissioned by Hancher Auditorium  American bass-baritone Davóne Tines — heralded by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the most powerful voices of our time” — brings together opera, art song, contemporary classical, spirituals, gospel, and songs of protest to tell his deeply personal story of perseverance in ways that embrace all of humanity....

Apr 17, 2025

7:30 PM

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Iowa Steel Bands Spring Concert This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 18, 2025

5:30 PM

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Masters Recital: Jose Medrano, jazz studies Carson Parker, Piano Milo Savage-Webster, Drums Marvin Truong, Saxophone Vincent Malan, Saxophone This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 18, 2025

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An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People sparks a tenuous dialogue about truth and t...

Apr 19, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets on sale to the general public: Monday, July 29, at 10 a.m. Adults $30 / $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season American bass-baritone Davóne Tines — heralded by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the most powerful voices of our time” — brings together opera, art song, contemporary classical, spirituals, gospel, and songs of protest to tell his deeply personal story of perseverance in ways that embrace all of humanity.  In Recital No. 1: MASS, Tines offers ...

Apr 19, 2025

8:00 PM

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An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People sparks a tenuous dialogue about truth and t...

Apr 20, 2025

2:00 PM

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An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People sparks a tenuous dialogue about truth and t...

Apr 20, 2025

7:30 PM

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Center for New Music Ensemble IV More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 21, 2025

7:30 PM

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University Band M. Cory Schmitt, conductor Jarrid Jaynes and Courtney Ridge, guest conductors This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 23, 2025

7:30 PM

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Ariel Quartet with Orion Weiss, piano The University of Iowa String Quarter Residency Program presents the Ariel Quarter with Orion Weiss, piano. Learn more about the performers here: https://www.arielquartet.com/ https://www.orionweiss.com/ This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 24, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets on sale to the general public: Monday, July 29, at 10 a.m. Adults $30 / $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Featuring a Hancher co-commission It's a superstar team-up as a Hancher-favorite ensemble is joined by our composer-in-residence.  The second opportunity of the season to experience Third Coast Percussion (performs with Twyla Tharp Dance) and Jessie Montgomery (performs with PUBLIQuartet), and our 2024–2025 composer-in-residence. The dynamic pr...

Apr 24, 2025

8:00 PM

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An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People sparks a tenuous dialogue about truth and t...

Apr 24, 2025

8:00 PM

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Faculty/Grad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Apr 25, 2025

5:30 PM

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Master's Recital: Vincent Malan, saxophone This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 25, 2025

8:00 PM

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An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People sparks a tenuous dialogue about truth and t...

Apr 25, 2025

8:00 PM

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Faculty/Grad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Apr 26, 2025

1:30 PM

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Senior Recital: Anna Beth Johnson, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 26, 2025

3:30 PM

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Masters Recital: Cal Mason, jazz Joe Shanks: Guitar Sam Ross: Saxophone Ben Williams: Bass This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 26, 2025

7:30 PM

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Key Change: Piano Revolutionaries Series, Concert #6 This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 26, 2025

8:00 PM

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An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People sparks a tenuous dialogue about truth and t...

Apr 26, 2025

8:00 PM

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Faculty/Grad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Apr 27, 2025

3:30 PM

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Senior Recital: Maya St. Clair, organ This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 27, 2025

5:30 PM

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Senior Recital: Amanda Baker, organ This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 28, 2025

7:30 PM

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Concert Band This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 29, 2025

7:30 PM

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Johnson County Landmark This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 30, 2025

7:30 PM

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Center for New Music Ensemble V - with guest Ligament More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 1, 2025

7:30 PM

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Iowa Symphony Band This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 2, 2025

7:30 PM

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Black Pop Music Ensemble This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 2, 2025

7:30 PM

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Masters Recital: Orson Sproule, jazz drum set Orson Sproule, Drum Set Jose Medrano, Bass Vincent Malan, Alto Saxophone Joseph Shanks, Guitar This concert is free and open to the public.

May 3, 2025

1:30 PM

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Senior Recital: David Redhage, organ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 3, 2025

7:30 PM

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Composers' Workshop Concert IV More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 4, 2025

7:30 PM

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Jazz Repertory Ensemble This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 5, 2025

8:00 PM

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Iowa New Play Festival We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions and daily readings. Funding for the Iowa New Play Festival is provided by The David and Jean Schaal Fund for Theatre Arts.

May 6, 2025

7:00 PM

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Our Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session, joined by students, alumni, community members, and musicians passing through Iowa City. All members of the community are welcome for this free community event, hosted the first Tuesday of each month during the school year at the Wilder — a restaurant and bar located on the ground floor of the Graduate Hotel, on Iowa City's downtown pedestrian mall. To learn more or if you are interested in jamming, get in touch wit...

May 6, 2025

8:00 PM

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Iowa New Play Festival We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions and daily readings. Funding for the Iowa New Play Festival is provided by The David and Jean Schaal Fund for Theatre Arts.

May 7, 2025

7:30 PM

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UI Symphony Orchestra This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 7, 2025

8:00 PM

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Iowa New Play Festival We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions and daily readings. Funding for the Iowa New Play Festival is provided by The David and Jean Schaal Fund for Theatre Arts.

May 8, 2025

7:30 PM

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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital I The students of the Chamber Music Residency Programs will give their final recitals. This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 8, 2025

8:00 PM

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Iowa New Play Festival We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions and daily readings. Funding for the Iowa New Play Festival is provided by The David and Jean Schaal Fund for Theatre Arts.

May 8, 2025

8:00 PM

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BFA Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

May 9, 2025

7:30 PM

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Voxman Chorale and Kantorei Concert Andrew Robinson (VC) and Jesse Reed (CS), graduate conductors This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 9, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 9, 2025

7:30 PM

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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital II The students of the Chamber Music Residency Programs will give their final recitals. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 9, 2025

8:00 PM

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Iowa New Play Festival We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions and daily readings. Funding for the Iowa New Play Festival is provided by The David and Jean Schaal Fund for Theatre Arts.

May 9, 2025

8:00 PM

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BFA Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

May 10, 2025

2:00 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 10, 2025

7:30 PM

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Camerata Singers / University Choir Concert Christopher Ellerston and Katelyn Peterson, graduate conductors This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 10, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 10, 2025

8:00 PM

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BFA Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

May 11, 2025

1:00 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 11, 2025

6:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 16, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 23, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 30, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, t...

May 30, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 31, 2025

2:00 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, t...

May 31, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, t...

Jun 1, 2025

2:00 PM

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TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, t...