It's Official: Fred Fox School of Music

Feb. 18, 2015

Fred Fox, still teaching students to play brass instruments at the age of 100, visited the University of Arizona campus this week for two days of festivities related to the renaming of the UA School of Music in his honor. Fox’s son, Alan, and Alan’s wife, Daveen, donated $20 million to the music school, which is part of the College of Fine Arts, in January.

Fox played solo French horn with the National Symphony, the Minneapolis Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic before retiring from performing in 1969. He also has taught music at several schools, including the UA. On Wednesday, he conducted a master class for horn players before being presented with an honorary doctorate from the University at a concert in Centennial Hall.

To read more about the Foxes and the gift, click here.

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