Russian Christmas Music Alfred Reed Born January 25, 1921, New York, New York Died September 17, 2005, Miami, Florida Instrumentation: Symphonic Band Duration: 15 minutes Composed: 1944-1946 Alfred Reed, Russian Christmas Music Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra The composer writes, “Originally written in November, 1944, Russian Christmas Music was first performed in December of that year at a special concert in Denver, Colorado, by a select group of musicians from five of the leadin