
He also appeared as a guest conductor with wind ensembles throughout the world. Reed wrote over 250 works, mostly for wind band. After that he taught at the University of Miami, where he began a program in music business, the first of its kind. From 1955 until 1966 he was executive editor at Hansen Publications. In 1953 he became conductor of the Baylor University Symphony Orchestra, where he also earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music. Air Force Band, and as staff composer and arranger for NBC and ABC. His next positions were as associate conductor of the 529th U.S. From 1938 to 1942, he was a staff composer, arranger, and assistant conductor for the Radio Workshop in New York. His birth name was Alfred Friedman but by the time he was ten, he was playing trumpet professionally under the name Alfred Reed. Alfred Reed (1921-2005) was a composer, arranger, and conductor in the U.S.
