How do we feel for and lift up the soul of a place? How do we intentionally weave together those who are stoking it, in rest + play + dreaming? How does the ancient, simple act of singing together remind us what our bones already know? How does this humble, collective music-making feed Life and the land that gives us home?

Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art for an uplifting singing circle in the lobby on Sunday, March 30, from 2-4 pm . The Stanley Museum of Art is the 5th stop of the SONG*LINES Project, a series of local song circles hosted by Grant Wood Fellow Lyndsey Scott to nourish the thriving of local community-building organizations and cross-pollinate new connections. Simple songs will be taught on the spot and refreshments will be provided. All voices are welcome! Register here. Lyndsey Scott is a...

University Choir Concert: Dr. David Puderbaugh, conductor This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943828 This concert is free and open to the public.

Playwrights Workshop Reading: Once Upon a Fool in April by Sixtus Igbokwe Monday, March 31, 2025, 5:30 p.m. Room 172, Theatre Building  As rumors spread of men’s genitals mysteriously disappearing in the capital, Senator Osondu Ike flees into exile to protect his most private fundamental. But on April 1, when his favorite praise singer, Uzo-Kolota, visits, Osondu tries to ease his anxiety with an April Fool’s prank. What starts as a joke soon reveals unexpected truths about the praise singer...

Concerto/Aria Competition Winners’ Concert Manuel Ponce - Piano Concerto No. 1, "Romantico"       Eric Newton, Piano Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto, I. Allegro Moderato       Yestyn Griffiths, Violin Giacomo Puccini - "Che gelida manina" from La Boheme | "E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca | "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot       Foo Chen Gui, Tenor Michael Daugherty - Trail of Tears for Flute and Chamber Orchestra       I-Ling (Emily) Ho, Flute

Optional DMA Recital: Charlotte Leung, saxophone Charlotte Leung, saxophone Levi Brown, percussion Stnic Levi Brown, acoustics Patrick O’Connor, electronics Jordan Decker, spoken voice This concert is free and open to the public.

University of Iowa Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session joined by students, alumni, community members, and musicians passing through Iowa City.

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.

Guest Oboe Recital: Dr. Andrew Parker, Louisiana State University This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943842 This concert is free and open to the public.   

This event has been rescheduled to April 26th.