Alfred Reed (January 25, 1921 – September 17, 2005) was one of America's most prolific and frequently performed composers, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, wind ensemble, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble to his name. He also travelled extensively as a guest conductor, performing in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, or wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family and percussion instrument family. ... A wind band, also called concert band, symphonic band, or wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of woodwind, brass, percussion instruments, and often string bass. ... A philharmonic orchestra An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually a fairly large instrumental ensemble with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. ... A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. ...

He was born Alfred Friedman in New York and began his formal music training at the age of ten. During World War II he served in the 529th Army Air Force Band. Following his military service he attended the Juilliard School of Music, studying under Vittorio Giannini, after which he was staff composer and arranger first for NBC, then for ABC. In 1953 he became the conductor of the Baylor Symphony Orchestra at Baylor University, where he received his B.M. in 1955 and his M.M. in 1956. His master's thesis "Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra" was awarded the Luria Prize in 1959. From 1955 to 1966 he was the executive editor of Hansen Publications, a music publisher. He was professor of music at the University of Miami (where he worked with composer and arranger Robert Longfield) from 1966 to 1993 and was chairman of the department of Music Media and Industry and director of the Music Industry Program at the time of his retirement. He established the very first college-level music business curriculum at the University of Miami in 1966, which led other colleges and universities to follow suit. Some of his more memorable quotes while teaching music business courses are: "You can't give away what you are trying to sell and expect to stay in business" and "I am the second most published composer next to J.S. Bach" At the time of his death, he had composition commissions that would have taken him to the age of 115. Reed was a member of the Beta Tau Chapter of the National Men's Music Fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Many of Reed's wind band compositions have been released as CD recordings by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. NY redirects here. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally but definitively identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically-trained alumni. ... Vittorio Giannini (October 19, 1903 – November 28, 1966) was an neoromantic American composer of operas, songs, symphonies, and band works. ... It has been suggested that NBC Radio City Studios, NBC Studios be merged into this article or section. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas, USA. It is the largest Baptist university in the world by enrollment. ... The University of Miami (also known as UM or just The U) is a private university founded in 1925 with its main campus in the city of Coral Gables in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ... Robert Longfield Robert Bob Longfield is an American composer, arranger, and educator, best known for his compositions for Concert Band and String Orchestra. ... Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (ΦΜΑ) is a collegiate social fraternity for men of musicianly character. ... The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra , abbreviated TOKWO) is a professional concert band that has long been regarded as one of the worlds finest, perhaps rivaled only in recent years by the Dallas Wind Symphony (USA). ...

Notable works and arrangements

• Russian Christmas Music
• Armenian Dances: Part I and Part II
• El Camino Real
• The Hounds of Spring
• Come, Sweet Death (arrangement of Komm, süßer Tod by Johann Sebastian Bach)
• Greensleeves (arrangement)
• The Music-Makers
• A Springtime Celebration
• Symphony No. 5 "Sakura"
• First Suite for Band
• Second Suite for Band
• Viva Musica
• Trumpet Concerto
• Punchinello
• Alleluia! Laudamus Te
• Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra
• The Tempest
• A Symphonic Prelude (based on "Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair")
• A Festival Prelude
• Praise Jerusalem!
• A Festive Overture
• A Jubilant Overture