Events
Birth of Alfred ReedBecame composer and arranger with NBC
(National Broadcasting Company) and
ABC (American Broadcasting Company)
- Wrote and arranged music for radio,
tv, record albums and moviesWins the Luria Prize for his Masters thesis : "Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra"Became music director and conductor of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble of University of MiamiDeath of Alfred Reed in Miami, Florida, USAPeriods
Started formal training
on the trumpet
at the age of 10Played trumpet professionally
throughout high school
- Seriously studied harmony and theoryWas a composer, arranger and assistant conductor for the Radio Workshop in NYServiced in World War II as a member of the Air Force Band
- Helped spark his passion and interest in concert band and the musicWent back to academics
- Became conductor of the
Baylor Symphony Orchestra
while at Baylor University in TexasWas hired as the post of executive editor of Hansen Publications - a major music publishing firm
- Concerned with problems of educational musicBecame professor of music in the School of Music at the University of Miami
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