Charles C. Knox is an American composer and music educator.
Education
Knox received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music from the University of Georgia where he joined the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity (Epsilon Lambda chapter) in 1950 and was later elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He subsequently earned both his Master of Music and Doctor of Philosophy from Indiana University, where he studied composition with Bernhard Heiden.
Career
He is particularly noted for his music for brass instruments and chamber music, among his over 100 compositions to date. Now retired from teaching, Knox was Professor of Music at Georgia State University for over three decades. In 2001 he was recipient of a Mayor"s Fellowship in the Arts from the City of Atlanta.
Examples of Knox"s chamber works can be found in audio format on two compact discs, Clouds Are Not Spheres (1997, Albany Records #254) and 2002: Chamber Music of Charles Knox (2000, American Counseling Association Digital #ACD 20066).