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Hosted by students and faculty of the School of Music of the University of Iowa, “Jane and Her Music” will provide a unique window into Austen and her times.

Festivities will take place in the historic Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol, evoking the sort of space where Austen herself might have attended a concert. 

All events are FREE and open to all!

Please register HERE.

View the program: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31235

Schedule of Events:

• 1:30 p.m.: Check-in
• 2:00 p.m.: Welcome/Opening Remarks
• 2:15 p.m.: “Jane Austen, Home and Away,” keynote speaker: Jeanice Brooks, Professor of Music, University of Southampton
• 3:15 p.m.: Break
• 3:30 p.m.: "Austen in the Stacks: rare books, music, and ephemera from the Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries": Katie Buehner, director, Rita Benton Music Library; Elizabeth Riordan, lead outreach and instruction librarian, Special Collections and Archives; Ursula Romero, outreach and instruction librarian, Special Collections and Archives
• 4:15 p.m.: “Austen Adaptations” mini lecture-recital: Sarah Hachtman, DMA Voice Performance Student, University of Iowa
• 5:00 p.m.: Break for Dinner
• 6:30 p.m.: “Jane Austen’s Playlist,” pre-concert lecture: Marian Wilson Kimber, Professor of Musicology, University of Iowa
• 7:30 p.m.: Recital featuring songs and violin and keyboard works from the Austen Family’s Music Books. Followed by a tea reception.

This event is co-sponsored by: 

School of Music

Department of English

Obermann Center for Advanced Studies 

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

International Programs & the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization

Rita Benton Music Library