The Annapolis Brass Quintet
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1971 It all began: Camp Solitude, Lake Placid, NY 1972 First extended US tour - 8 Midwestern states
First of 5 summer residencies - International Music Camp1973 Recorded Annapolis Brass Quintet for Crystal Records 1974 First West Coast tour 1975 First European tour 1976 First brass performance in Vienna's Brahmssaal
First of 6 summer residencies at Artpark, NY1977 First of 2 summer residencies in Norway 1978 Won Munich Critics Award
Recorded with Bavarian Radio Orchestra1979 American Music Festival, Portugal
NEA Grant for Maryland residency, first adult workshops
Brass Chamber Music Society of Annapolis established1980 First ABQ Artists Series
First concerts in Hawaii and Guatemala
Established International Brass Quintet Festival1981 First tour of Orient 1982 10th tour of Europe 1983 Around the World tour
Kennedy Center performance1984 First brass performance at 92nd Street Y, New York City
Summer residency at Yale University1985 First Byrd & Brass performance
Recorded 2 albums of 20th century music1986 5 concerts at Carnegie Hall Recital Hall 1987 Recorded Byrd and Brass for Concord Jazz 1988 First concerts in Alaska 1989 East and West Berlin Quintets perform at IBQF, 2 months before Berlin Wall topples 1990 Command performance in New York for President of Poland
Established Great Music in Great Spaces series
16th European tour1991 Soloists with Annapolis and Baltimore Symphonies 1992 17th European tour
Artists-In-Residence at Mary Washington College1993 Farewell performances
US Senator Mikulski recognizes the ABQ for its contributions to American music2000 Byrd and Brass Reunion Concert, Christmas with Byrd and Brass Back to ABQ Biography