Annual American Composers Update
H. Owen Reed
SAI National Arts Associate H. Owen Reed has moved to
Green Valley, AZ. In July 1998, he completed scoring
UT
RE MI, originally for orchestra, for wind ensemble.
The Sept. 1998 issue of
The Instrumentalist included
"A Conversation with H. Owen Reed," by Peter Loel Boonshaft,
and "An Interpretative Analysis of La Fiesta Mexicana,"
by John Knight.
Performances
On Mar. 18, 1997, the Green Valley Community Church choir,
conducted by the composer, sang
Michigan Morn.
Ben Hawkins led the Transylvania University Concert Band
in "Carnival" from
La Fiesta Mexicana, Nov. 8,
1997 in Lexington, KY. On Oct. 31, 1997, the Grand Ledge
(MI) Wind Symphony, under Michael Kaufman, played
La
Fiesta Mexicana and
For the Unfortunate. The
Grand Ledge Wind Symphony and the Hayes Choir, directed
by Kaufman and James Carey, presented
For the Unfortunate,
May 15, 1998. A Central Michigan University performance,
John Williams, conductor, included
The Heart of the
Morn, Nov. 16, 1997 in Mt. Pleasant, MI.
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