The Voxman Music Building is an academic building of the

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. The building is named in honor of former University of Iowa director of the school of music,

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History

The original Voxman Music Building, located on the bank of the

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, was destroyed in the

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. In late 2009, a new location for the new music building was formally announced and, shortly afterwards, funding was approved by the

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. In December 2013, the Board of Regents voted that the new building would retain the Voxman name. The building officially opened to the public in October 2016.

Performing spaces

The Voxman Music Building contains to a 700-seat concert hall, a 200-seat recital hall, and a 75-seat organ hall.

Klais organ

The building's 700-seat concert hall contains a Klais organ composed of 3,883 individual pipes.

References

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