Fred Fox (musician)

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Fred Fox
Born(1914-07-14)July 14, 1914
Brooklyn, New York
DiedMay 21, 2019(2019-05-21) (aged 104)
California
OccupationFrench horn player
ChildrenAlan C. Fox

Fred Fox (July 14, 1914 – May 21, 2019) was an American French horn player, brass instrument teacher,[2] and former namesake of the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music.[3]

Musician

Fred Fox attended the

Tommy Sands.[6]

Teacher

Fox served on the faculties of

California State University-Los Angeles.[2] His students include Henry Sigismonti, Hyman Markowitz, and Richard Linenhahn, University of Arizona professor Daniel Katzen, and Jim Thatcher.[7][8] Fox has also authored several books, including Essentials of Brass Playing, published in 1974, which is still considered an important resource for brass musicians[2]

Honors and awards

In 2011, Fox was honored with the Punto Award at the International Horn Symposium in San Francisco, which is given to individuals who have made a major contribution at the regional or national level to the art of horn playing.[2]

In 2012, the University of Arizona named their “Fred Fox Graduate Wind Quintet” after him,[9] and in 2015, the university renamed its music school, The Fred Fox School of Music, when his son, Alan C. Fox, made a donation of $20 million to the school.[10]

Personal life

Fox was born in Brooklyn in 1914. He and his late wife Freida, a trumpet player, had two sons, David and Alan. At the age of 104, Fox was still active, teaching music,[11] traveling, and engaging in the community.[12] Fred Fox died in May 2019 at the age of 104.[13]

Discography

With Pete Rugolo

References

  1. ^ Alimurung, Gendy (3 July 2014). "REGRETS? THIS 100-YEAR-OLD MAN HAS A FEW". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Fred Fox – Punto Recipients". The International Horn Society.
  3. ^ Mooney, Sean (4 March 2015). "$20 Million and Music Legend Now Part of U of A School of Music". KVOA-TV (NBC Tucson).
  4. ^ "Patton/Flight of the Phoenix (1965/1970)". Film Score.
  5. ^ "1M1: Hollywood Horns of the Golden Years". IMDb.
  6. ^ "Fred Fox Credits". AllMusic.com.
  7. ^ Klemak, John (2 March 2015). "Life Connected: 100-Year-Old "Music Man"". NBC Los Angeles.
  8. ^ "Performers and Presenters". The International Horn Symposium – Los Angeles. 2015.
  9. ^ "Who is Fred Fox?". The Fred Fox Graduate Wind Quintet. Archived from the original on 2015-03-07. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  10. ^ Adeniji, Ade (30 January 2015). "Gosh, This Family Is In Tune: The Story Behind a $20 Million Campus Music Gift". Inside Philanthropy.
  11. ^ "A Whiplash Story Without the Whip". Growing Bolder. 23 February 2015.
  12. ^ Alimurung, Gendy (3 July 2014). "Regrets? This 100-Year-Old Man Has A Few". The LA Weekly.
  13. ^ Fred Fox Obituary
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