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| Alfred Reed Passed Away | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 30 2005, 08:21 AM (544 Views) | |
| Matt87 | Sep 30 2005, 08:21 AM Post #1 |
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Hello everybody in Bandmusic. It is my deepest regret to say that Alfred Reed, a very well known composer in the band scene, has passed away in 17th september 2005. Below is his article taken from Alfred Reed Obituary Alfred Reed passed away following a short illness on Saturday afternoon, 17 September 2005, at the age of 84. This world known band composer and long time WASBE member was born in New York City on 25 January 1921. As the son of Austrian immigrants, he grew up in a home where music was a part of daily life and became acquainted with the standard orchestral and opera repertoire while still a young boy. He began trumpet lessons at the age of ten years and was already playing in small hotel combos as a teenager. After studying theory and harmony privately with John Sacco, he worked as a staff composer and arranger for the Radio Workshop in New York. During World War II, he served as a trumpet player with the 529th Army Air Corps Band, for which he composed and arranged nearly 100 compositions. Following World War II, he studied composition with Vittorio Giannini at the Juilliard School of Music. In 1948, he became staff composer and arranger for the National Broadcasting Company and later served as staff composer and arranger for the American Broadcasting Company. In 1953, he enrolled at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he served as conductor of the symphony orchestra. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in 1955 and a Master of Music degree a year later. His master's thesis, Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra, was awarded the Luria Prize in 1959. He served as executive editor for Hansen Publications from 1955 to 1966, when he joined the Theory & Composition and Music Education faculties at the University of Miami School of Music. During his tenure at the University, he succeeded Frederick Fennell as conductor of the Wind Ensemble, served a executive editor of the University of Miami Music Publications, and developed the first music merchandising degree program, which he administered until his retirement in 1993. Following his retirement, he composed extensively and maintained a busy guest conducting schedule, with performances in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Among his many honors and awards was an honorary doctor of music degree from the International Concervatory of Music in Lima, Peru, election to the American Bandmasters Association in 1974, and the Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts Award in 1979. His published works include almost one hundred compositions for wind band, including five symphonies and such popular works as the Russian Christmas Music, the Armenian Dances, A Festival Prelude, and El Camino Real. At the time of his death, [h]e still had writing projects that he wanted to do, according to his wife Margie. David McCormick has written, His gift to the world is a body of music that will continue to thrill, charm and delight audiences in virtually every country of the world, as it has done for the last fifty years. Matt87 |
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