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Composers Bureau
H. Owen Reed
Honors and Awards
- 1948-49 Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Work in Musical Composition
- 1949 Composers Press Symphonic Award for Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
- 1960 Resident Fellowship, Huntington Hartford Foundation, Pacific Palisades, California
- 1962 Michigan State University Distinguished Faculty $1000 Award
- 1963 George Romney and the Greater Michigan Foundation Citation for Distinguished Contributions in the Arts
- 1967 Resident Fellowship, Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos, NM
- 1975 Neil A. Kjos $3000 Memorial Award for For The Unfortunate
- 1976 Orpheus Award, Phi Mu Alpha (Gamma Epsilon Chapter)
- 1978 Youth Arts Festival Award of Merit
- 1978 Honorable Mention and Boosey & Hawkes publication in the Brown University Choral Composition Competition for Rejoice! Rejoice!
- 1983 Sigma Alpha Iota, National Arts Associate Award
- 1985 First Place Award for Butterfly Girl and Mirage Boy in the Brooklyn College Chamber Opera Competition, Six New York performances
- 1994 American Bandmasters Association Edwin Franco Goldman Memorial Citation for conspicuous service in the interest of bands and band music in America
- 1999 Michigan State University Recognition and Honors for Scholarly Contributions and Publication of La Fiesta Mexicana
- 2004 Louisiana State University College of Music 2004 Alumnus of the Year Award Since 1978 Annual ASCAP Awards
- 2008 Who's Who in the World, 25th Edition
Teaching and Administrative Experience
- 1939-76 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- 1939-67 Chairman of Theory and Composition
- 1957-58 Acting Head of Music Department
- 1967-76 Chairman of Music Composition
- -1976 Professor Emeritus
Guest Professorships
- 1950 Montana State University (summer)
- 1969 Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA (spring)
- 1980 Michigan State University (January-June)
- 1983 University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA (January - May)
Conducting and Instrumental Experience
- Assistant Conductor and Arranger for "The Louisiana Kings" (Professional 30-piece Brass Ensemble)
- Advanced conducting study with Paul White, Eastman School of Music
- Many guest conducting engagements
- Piano study for approximately 20 years; trumpet for approximately 15 years, played trumpet with the University of Missouri Band; principal trumpet with the Louisiana State Symphony Orchestra; and second trumpet with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra
Selected Bibliography
- "A Conversation with H. Owen Reed by Peter L Boonshaft, The Instrumentalist, Sept. 1998"
- "An Interpretive Analysis of La Fiesta Mexicana" by John Knight, The Instrumentalist, Vol, 53 No 2. Sept. 1998
- "Composer to Composer: An Interview with H. Owen Reed" by James Syler, Journal of the World Association For Symphonic Bands And Ensembles, September 2002
- "An Overview of H. Owen Reed's Music for Wind Ensemble" by William L. Berz, Journal of Band Research, in press"
- "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band Larry Blocker, Ray Cramer, Eugene Corporon, Tim Lautzenheiser, Edward S. Lisk, Richard Miles, eds. Chicago, GIA Publications, Inc., 1997: 330-333"
- "A Survey And Handbook Of Analysis For The Conducting And Interpretation Of Seven Selected Works In The Standard Repertoire For Wind Band. Dissertation, Ball State University, 1980."
- "Common Musical Idioms in Selected Contemporary Wind-Band Music." Charles E. Johnston. Dissertation, Florida State University, 1969.
- "H. Owen Reed, A Study of his Life and Achievements", University of Missouri, Music 469, Band Techniques with Dr. Dale J. Lonis, February 1995.
- "Three Early Works for Band by H. Owen Reed" Wasbe Journal, Buchloe/Germany, 2003
- "Considering H. Owen Reed," William L. Berz, Tempo, October 2004
Michigan State University Music Manuscript Collection
- Manuscripts, published editions, correspondences, recordings, and other papers have been deposited in the Michigan State University Manuscript Collection, in the Special Collections Unit of the MSU Libraries.
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