Abstract

El Camino Real, The King's Highway, is a history road that has been existing for more than three hundred years. It is 600 miles in length and was designated as a National Historic Site by the United States official in 2004.

Reed (Alfred Reed), the famous American composer and music educator, born on 25 January 1921 in New York and died at the age of 84 years on September 17, 2005, at the home of Florida's. His compositions, which are over 250 pieces, have covered the fields of wind ensemble, orchestra, chorus, and chamber music.

Air Force has always been a symbol of the force and authority of the United States. Reed was entrusted by Colonel Ray E.Toler, commander of the 581 U.S. Air Force Bands, to compose works for wind ensembles. Reed named the music by El Camino Real. With the historical and cultural background of the trail, he used the elements of Latin music as the main material. He had begun his writing since 1984, and completed in the spring of 1985. On April 15, 1985 in Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota, Toler commanded 581 U.S. Air Force Band for the first debut.

The composition has 305 measures and is separated into fast - slow - fast three sections. The three kinds of dance music, Flamenco, Jota and Fandango were also written into. Due to the strong Latin music styles, the subtitle of the song was named: A Latin Fantasy.

Concert Program：

Lively Avenue March / Yoichi Horita ( 1978 – )

Pavane / Maurice Ravel ( 1875 – 1937 )

Suite No.2 / Gustav Holst ( 1874 – 1934 )

A Tribute to Harry James / Naohiro Iwai ( 1923 – )

Little Buckaroos / Anthony Di Lorenzo ( 1967 – )

The Holy Island / Sato Hiroaki ( 1942 – )

Harlequin / Philip Sparke ( 1951 – )

El Camino Real / Alfred Reed ( 1921 – 2005 )