As part of Hancher Auditorium’s 2024–2025 Composer-In-Residence program, acclaimed composer Jessie Montgomery spent an incredible year working side-by-side with UI music students. Through workshops, one-on-one coaching, masterclasses, and more, over 200 students had the unique opportunity to learn, perform, and grow through her music.
“To be able to play close to those people that you might have been admiring for your whole life and then get that one-on-one connection that wouldn’t be possible if it weren’t for my time here in Iowa,” shared Alicia Maiz Alonso, DMA candidate in violin.
At Performing Arts At Iowa, creativity is at the heart of everything we do. Through transformative collaborations with world-class artists, we ignite imagination, nurture innovation, and empower the next generation of composers and creators.
Watch the video to experience the depth of this unforgettable residency!
Jessie Montgomery Composer-In-Residence
Residency engagements
Academic Year 2024-25
November 19, 2024
Coaching student chamber music ensembles in performing her compositions
November 20, 2024
“Under the Hood” performance + panel discussion with PUBLIQuartet
Talk & conversation with graduate student composers at UIowa
Improvisation workshop w/ PUBLIQuartet
November 21, 2024
Visit to graduate-level Musicology course: ‘Women Making Music’
Coaching student chamber music ensembles in performing her compositions
Hancher public concert with PUBLIQuartet
February 18, 2025
Coaching of chamber music ensembles and vocalists performing her compositions
Rehearsal and masterclass with UI Symphony Orchestra
February 19, 2025
Coaching with violin DMA student
Iowa Percussion seminar and coaching session
Coaching with graduate voice and cello students
April 23, 2025
Coaching with undergraduate violin student
Celebration Concert – School of Music students playing the music of Jessie Montgomery, for Jessie Montgomery:
Iowa Percussion Studio: Study No. 1 for percussion
Aha! Duo: Musings for violin duo
Seamark Quartet: Voodoo Dolls for string quartet
Dunn Quartet: I Want To Go Home for string quartet & soprano
Christina Leigh Stephenson & Nathan Brown: Loisaida, My Love for singer & cello
Burch Duo: Duo for violin and cello
Center for New Music: Concerto Grosso for clarinet, piano, violin solo, and string quintet
Coaching sessions with student composers
April 24, 2025
Coaching session with student composer
Hancher public concert with Third Coast Percussion