André Lafosse was a Professor of music at the Paris Conservatory of Music. He taught many individuals who would later go on to achieve global prominence, including Dr. Norman J. Hunt. He was also the brother of Marcel LaFosse

Marcel LaFosse

Marcel Lafosse was a French musician and trumpeter with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Alexandre Petit, and was first Accésit in the Conservatory Prix in 1911. Petit wrote for him the last of the 12 Grandes Études. Conductor Sergei Koussevitzky brought...

 (1895–1969) who played second trumpet

Trumpet

The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at the Tanglewood Music Center...

 from 1928 until the mid-1950s.

André Lafosse is also a known guitar musician. He was born in Iowa early 1970s and is living in Los Angeles. He is the son of Leopold Lafosse, the former violin professor at the University of Iowa.