Sarah "Sally" Johnston Reid

Sally received her Ph.D. in Music Theory from the University of Texas at Austin. As a composer and professor, she touched the lives of many future musicians at Abilene Christian University and Lipscomb University. Sally was a pioneer in electronic music and set up the original music computer lab at Abilene Christian. She won many composition prizes from Mu Phi Epsilon, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) awards, and first prize of the Fifth International Festival of Women Composers. She served as editor of the International League of Women Composers (ILWC) Journal from 1991–95 and as president of the International Alliance for Women in music from 1999-2000. Sally’s compositions have played worldwide including in Fiuggi, Italy and the Vatican.

Sally is survived by her husband of 45 years, Braxton (Brad) Reid; children Sarah Gibson and husband Paul, Julia Edgecombe and husband Troy, and William Reid; grandchildren Emily Gibson, Colette Edgecombe, and two on the way; sisters Marjory Johnston, Cynthia Brewer and brother Richard Johnston; along with many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Daniel Johnston.

The family expresses appreciation to the staff at Saint Thomas West for their professionalism in taking care of our wife and mother.

Funeral Service will be held on Friday, December 27, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. with a one hour visitation prior to the service at Otter Creek Church of Christ.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Dr. Sally Reid’s name to the School of Music at Lipscomb University.