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Iowa: Your Destination for the Performing Arts
The University of Iowa has long been a place where creativity and the arts are celebrated. We are proud to be part of Performing Arts at Iowa—and proud to highlight just how amazing this campus and community are. With music composed by UI School of Music student Sean Harken, the video is a celebration—and an example—of all that can be created here.
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The Westerlies headline community performance at Stop/Time Festival
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Danez Smith read to a packed room for Stop/Time festival
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Gustavo Dudamel’s Portrait Emerges From a Season of Introductions
Monday, March 23, 2026
David Lang’s “the wealth of nations,” written for the 250th anniversary of the United States, premiered at the NY Philharmonic on March 20. A Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Lang is a 1980 Composition grad from the University of Iowa School of Music.
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