THE IOWA BRASS QUINTET was first formed as a resident faculty ensemble at the University of Iowa in the early 1960s. The group performs on the UI campus each semester and for schools, universities, and community concert associations throughout the Midwest. Each year the IBQ presents many elementary and junior high concerts in Iowa and Illinois, considering this activity an important part of their outreach. The IBQ has performed at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) conference, the Iowa Bandmasters' Association (IBA) annual conference, the Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI) National Conference, and the MENC/NACWPI national convention. The IBQ has been committed since its inception to the performance and promotion of new music for brass quintet. In its early years the group recorded for CRI and Trilogy Records, and it has premiered works by Charles Wuorinen, Allan Blank, Paul Turok, and James Dowdy, among others. The quintet typically offers concert programs feature a broad range of styles, from Renaissance to Romantic era, from Broadway tunes to contemporary classical composers - there is something for everyone. Current members of IBQ are University of Iowa brass faculty professors Courtney Jones, trumpet; Jeffrey Agrell, horn; Jonathan Allen, trombone; and John Manning, tuba. Graduate student John Mauer plays second trumpet with the group.