Fox studied the bassoon with Adolph Weiss, a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
In 1921, he studied with Walter Guetter, the principal bassoonist of the CSO.
The following year, he took over Guetter's post, at his recommendation, and remained in that capacity from 1922 to 1949.
[1] In 1979, the International Double Reed Society created the annual Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition for oboists and bassoonists in honor of the oboist Fernand Gillet and Hugo Fox.
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