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UI Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

UI Symphony Orchestra

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

Quad City Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs Then and Now: A James Dixon Retrospective

Thursday, April 2, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Virtual

The impact of James Dixon, Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) conductor from 1965–1994, was often felt in his ambitious and adventurous music programming choices. In celebration of the exhibition Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon, on display now in the University of Iowa Main Library Gallery, join the UI Libraries, the UI School of Music, and the QCSO for a virtual panel discussion of what makes one of its great symphony orchestra programs, then and now.

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Writing, Attention, Study: AI and the Human Uses of Human Being - A Public Talk by D. Graham Burnett

Thursday, April 2, 2026 3:00pm to 5:00pm

University Capitol Centre

AI and the Future of the Humanities: A Public Talk by D. Graham Burnett

Quick Pitch Challenge

Thursday, April 2, 2026 4:30pm to 6:00pm

Gilmore Hall

The OUR Quick Pitch Challenge (QPC) is a communication competition that challenges undergraduate students to present their research or creative work to a general audience in three minutes. Participants from all majors and areas of study are invited to showcase their work on campus. Clear communication is key in professional settings, and you can also compete for prizes!

Guest Artist Recital: Scott Sutherland, tuba

Thursday, April 2, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Recital: Scott Sutherland, tuba

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This concert is free and open to the public.

Iowa Steel Bands Spring Concert

Thursday, April 2, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Iowa Steel Bands Spring Concert

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This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Dance Thesis Concert: Lauren Linder, Mikey Rioux

Thursday, April 2, 2026 8:00pm

Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate students Lauren Linder and Mikey Rioux from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

Please be advised this performance includes adult language and moments where dancers will enter the house.

Program
Flowering Body Blooming Mind choreography and improvography by Mikey Rioux in collaboration with Rachel Carpenter, Olivia Farmerie, Sydney Gorak, Tori Lefler, Ally Meinders, Lindsey Wildman
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Stop/Time Festival

Friday, April 3 to Saturday, April 4, 2026 (all day)

Hancher Auditorium

Stop/Time Festival is a two-day, multi-venue, multi-artist spring festival produced by Hancher Auditorium and devoted to innovation and independence in contemporary music and the arts. This is a festival of discovery—opening our ears and minds to new sounds, ideas, and possibilities.

MA Recital: Jair Lopez, flute

Friday, April 3, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Jair Lopez, flute

Casey Tse, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

Old Gold a Cappella

Friday, April 3, 2026 7:30pm

Voxman Music Building

Old Gold a Cappella

Soprano: Elisabeth Carlsson, Sophia Kizzier, Mia Roldan, Danielle Velasquez

Mezzo: Olivia Colloton, Victoria Delgado, Breanna Young

Alto: Maile Kruse, Claire Krysiak, Emily Patterson

Tenor: Eric Fox, Brady Meyers, Avery Theis

Baritone: Jacob Forney, Cooper Frank, JP Nemec, Jake Roth

Bass: Euan Mugisha, Ben Nededog, Joshua Nieman, Aaron Van Roosendaal

Vocal Percussion: Nathan Wight

This concert is free and open to the public.