Autumn Maria Reed

1992 -

About

Autumn Maria Reed is a Wisconsin-based composer and Berklee alumna. Autumn has composed library and theatrical music for companies in Madison and Milwaukee. Her music is available to stream under the name AMReed8.

With Music Theatre of Madison, she composed and orchestrated for “BEYOND THE INGÉNUE: TRAILBLAZERS” and “AN AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY.” Her works include “YANKADI” for string quartet at the LunART Festival and “RESILIENCE” for string orchestra by Brazil’s Orquestra Sinfônica Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro (OSTNCS) with Maestro Cláudio Cohen. This composition won the calls for scores with the Women’s Orchestra of Arizona with Livia Gho and performed at Carthage College with Dr. Edward Kawakami.

She plays the string bass with Dayvin Hallmon's The Black String Triage Ensemble and Black Diaspora Symphony Orchestra, focusing on string music for trauma and violence victims. A documentary short titled “BLACK STRINGS (2023)” by Marquise Mays and RJ Smith features the ensemble. PBS has distributed the film on its platform as “What Does It Look Like to Bring a Violin to a Gunfight?” and YouTube channel, “When Musicians Become First Responders.”

She was selected as a finalist in the upcoming American Composers Orchestra EarShot Readings 2024 with the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) for her composition “MENTAL HEALTH SUITE: THE PERSISTENT PAST & THE FEARFUL FUTURE.” She advocates ending the stigma of mental illness. Furthermore, she also values spending time with her family.

Related Information

https://amreed8.com/

Works by Autumn Maria Reed