Alfred Reed

J.S. Bach (1685-1750) wrote the secular 'Hunting Cantata' (Jagdkantate) in 1713 for the occasion of Duke Christian von Sachsen-Weisenfels birthday. Sachsen-Weisenfels, a passionate hunter. The full ti...

J.S. Bach (1685-1750) wrote the secular 'Hunting Cantata' (Jagdkantate) in 1713 for the occasion of Duke Christian von Sachsen-Weisenfels birthday. Sachsen-Weisenfels, a passionate hunter. The full ti...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was written for a chamber ensemble of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. In 1981, at the suggestion of Lucas Drew, then preside...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was written for a chamber ensemble of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. In 1981, at the suggestion of Lucas Drew, then preside...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was originally written for an orchestra of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. Some years later, Alfred Reed re-scored the secon...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was originally written for an orchestra of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. Some years later, Alfred Reed re-scored the secon...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was originally written for an orchestra of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. Some years later, Alfred Reed re-scored the secon...

This arrangement from the pen of Alfred Reed is a welcome addition to any school or community orchestra's repertoire. This setting is strong, straightforward and makes an ideal opener or closer for an...

This arrangement from the pen of Alfred Reed is a welcome addition to any school or community orchestra's repertoire. This setting is strong, straightforward and makes an ideal opener or closer for an...

Commissioned by and dedicated to the Saxophone Ensemble "Namerkana!" in warm friendship.  Movement titles: I. Preludium  II. Serenade at Twilight  III. Jota Espagnole  IV. Aria &nb...

Composed nearly 50 years ago (1957), this masterpiece from the late Alfred Reed displays his characteristic style and total command of wind band orchestration. Composed using a single theme and two fa...

Composed by Alfred Reed in 1986, El Camino Real continues to be a repertoire staple for advanced ensembles. By shortening the duration and reducing the instrumentation and extreme technical demands, R...

Alfred Reed needs no introduction for those who admire his distinguished concert band works. This arrangement for concert band draws from five movements of his original 28 composed for brass quintet b...

Alfred Reed needs no introduction for those who admire his distinguished concert band works. This arrangement for concert band draws from five movements of his original 28 composed for brass quintet b...

Alfred Reed needs no introduction for those who admire his distinguished concert band works. This arrangement for concert band draws from five movements of his original 28 composed for brass quintet b...

Commissioned by the Saskatchewan Arts Board, this work is subtitled "A Symphonic Rhapsody for Concert Band based on Canadian Indian themes." Wapawekka, in the language of the Cree Indians, means "whit...

The SLAVONIC FOLK SUITE is an arrangement of a part of Reed's RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC, one of the most frequently performed works of concert band literature. It is a moving, powerful, and beautiful pi...

Rahoon is a rapsodic work for clarinet solo and band by Alfred Reed. Using a poem by James Joyce, a haunting lament to a dead lover called "She Weeps Over Rahoon," as the basis, the work was commmissi...

Proserpine was the Roman counterpart of the Greek Persephone, and in Roman mythology, the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the fertility of the earth, and wife of Pluto, ruler of the infernal regions....

Alfred Reed created this setting of THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE for Band in conjuction with either unison Voices or Mixed Chorus. A version for Orchestra is also available. The corresponding choral score...

Alfred Reed created this setting of THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE for Band in conjuction with either unison Voices or Mixed Chorus. A version for Orchestra is also available. The corresponding choral score...

Uniting the traditional Woodwind and Brass Quintets into a ten-player performing group, the Alfred Reed has treated the various combinations possible with this instrumentation in various ways: sometim...

Commissioned in the late Fall of 1975, work on the SECOND SYMPHONY was not begun until the Summer of 1977, when the score was completed in sketch form in three months, July through September. The inst...