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Alfred Reed
Biography
Alfred Reed (born 25 January 1921, Manhattan; died 17 September 2005, Miami, Florida) was a native New Yorker. In 1953, Mr. Reed became conductor of the Baylor Symphony Orchestra at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, at the same time completing his academic work. His Masters thesis was the Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra, which later was to win the Luria Prize. It received its first performance in 1959, and was subsequently published in 1966. During his two years at Baylor, he also became interested in the problems of educational music at all levels, especially in the development of repertoire materials for school bands, orchestras, and choruses. This led, in 1955, to his accepting the post of editor in a major publishing firm in New York.
In 1966 he left this post to join the faculty of the School of Music at the University of Miami, holding a joint appointment in the Theory-Composition and Music Education departments, and to develop the unique (at the time) Music Industry degree program at that institution, of which he became director.
With over 250 published works for Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Chorus, and various smaller chamber music groups, many of which have been on the required performance lists in this country for the past 20 years, Dr. Reed was one of the nation’s most prolific and frequently performed composers.
His work as a guest conductor and clinician took him to 49 states, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia and South America, and for many years, at least eight of his works have been on the required list of music for all concert bands in Japan, where he was the most frequently performed foreign composer today. He left New York for Miami, Florida, in 1960, where he made his home until his death.
Works for Winds
- Alleluia Laudamus Te
- Armenian Dances, Part One
- Armenian Dances, Part Two
- Celebration Fanfare, A
- Chanson Triste
- Christmas Intrada, A
- Clear Track Polka
- Concertino for Marimba and Winds
- Curtain Up! (A Theater Overture for Winds)
- Danza Caribe
- Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness
- Divertimento for Flute and Winds
- El Camino Real
- Festival Prelude (1962)
- Festive Overture, A (1963)
- Fifth Suite for Band (1995)
- First Suite for Band (1975)
- Fourth Suite for Band
- Funiculi, Funicula
- Giligia (A Song of Remembrance)
- Golden Year, The
- Greensleeves
- Hounds Of Spring, The
- Hymn Variants
- Imperatrix
- Jubilant Overture, A
- King of Love My Shepherd Is, The
- Little Concert Suite, A
- Millennium III
- Mr. Music
- Northern Legend, A
- Othello (1977)
- Praise Jerusalem
- Prelude IV
- Punchinello
- Radetzky
- Rahoon
- Ramparts of Courage, The
- Rushmore
- Russian Christmas Music (1944)
- Second Century
- Second Suite for Band
- Silver Shadow (Concert March)
- Siciliana Notturno (1977)
- Sixth Suite for Band
- Slavonic Folk Suite
- Springtime Celebration, A
- Symphonic Prelude Based on Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
- Symphony No. 3
- Symphony No. 4
- Sumus Futuro
- Tarantella
- Third Suite For Band
- Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra
- Thunder and Lightning
- Two Bagatelles for Concert Band
- Vilia
- Viva Musica
- With Trumpets And Drums
References
- Composer Page at Curnow Music
- Waltman, David. (2003). "Alfred Reed." In: A Composer's Insight, Volume 1. Galesville, Md.: Meredith Music Publications. pp. 119–130.
