The Iowa Composers Forum (ICF) was founded in March of 1987 in Des Moines, IA by seven composers who wished to create an environment for the performance and dissemination of music composed by Iowans. Over the intervening years, The ICF has presented more than 100 concerts and tour recitals of works by member composers. These concerts have featured the performances of over 800 works of new music, including works by student composers from the elementary, middle, high school, and collegiate level. The ICF has commissioned many new works, both unilaterally and in partnership with other organizations such as the Iowa Music Teachers Association and the Iowa Choral Directors Association. The ICF sponsors its own annual student composition competition, open to students studying at the collegiate level and earlier.

ICF Founding Members:

Judith Brown

Linda Robbins Coleman

Robert Fuller

Dan Hunter

Ed Hupton

Raymond Songayllo

Gary White

ICF Charter Members:

Jon Chennette

Jerry Owen