Fred Lange was band director of Davis High School from 1986 until he retired in 2012. He received Bachelor's and Master's degrees from UC Davis. He also was a primary conductor for the Davis Comic Opera Company, serving as musical director for over thirty of its productions.
Lange received the A. G. Brinley Special Merit Award for service to the Davis Community in 1989, and the Harmony in Our Lives Award in 1991.
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1991 Nov. 12, "Lange wins the 1991 Harmony Award," Davis Enterprise, pg. A-9.
Hudson, Jeff; 2012 May 3, 'Retiring DHS band leader puts coda on his career,' Davis Enterprise, pg. A1. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2013.