American neoclassical composer, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble. Notable among his concert band works are Russian Christmas Music, Armenian Dances and El Camino Real. He was born to Carl and Elizabeth Friedman, who had emigrated from Vienna to the United States before World War I. He began his formal music training at the age of 10. As a teenager, he played with small hotel combos in the Catskill Mountains. His interests shifted from performing to arranging and composition. In 1938, he started working in the Radio Workshop in New York as a staff composer/arranger and assistant conductor. During World War II, Reed served in the 529th Army Air Force Band. Following his military service, he attended the Juilliard School of Music, where he studied under Vittorio Giannini. His professional career began as a staff composer and arranger, first for NBC and then for ABC. In 1953, he became the conductor of the Symphony Orchestra at Baylor, where he received his bachelor of music degree in 1955 and his master of music degree in 1956. His master's thesis, "Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra," was awarded the Luria Prize in 1959. From 1955-66, he was the executive editor of Hansen Publications, a music publisher. He served as professor of music at the University of Miami from 1966-93, and at the time of his retirement, was also chairman of the department of music media and industry and director of the music industry program. He also traveled extensively as a guest conductor, performing around the globe.
American neoclassical composer, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble. Notable among his concert band works are Russian Christmas Music, Armenian Dances and El Camino Real. He was born to Carl and Elizabeth Friedman, who had emigrated from Vienna to the United States before World War I. He began his formal music training at the age of 10. As a teenager, he played with small hotel combos in the Catskill Mountains. His interests shifted from performing to arranging and composition. In 1938, he started working in the Radio Workshop in New York as a staff composer/arranger and assistant conductor. During World War II, Reed served in the 529th Army Air Force Band. Following his military service, he attended the Juilliard School of Music, where he studied under Vittorio Giannini. His professional career began as a staff composer and arranger, first for NBC and then for ABC. In 1953, he became the conductor of the Symphony Orchestra at Baylor, where he received his bachelor of music degree in 1955 and his master of music degree in 1956. His master's thesis, "Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra," was awarded the Luria Prize in 1959. From 1955-66, he was the executive editor of Hansen Publications, a music publisher. He served as professor of music at the University of Miami from 1966-93, and at the time of his retirement, was also chairman of the department of music media and industry and director of the music industry program. He also traveled extensively as a guest conductor, performing around the globe.
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Records on Ancestry
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New York, New York, Index to Marriage Licenses, 1908-1910, 1938-1940
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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1930 United States Federal Census
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New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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