Joe Docksey Celebration of Life
January 28
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Gates Concert Hall
Audience: Alumni, Current Student, Faculty, Families, Neighbor or Friend, Prospective Student, Staff
Complimentary parking
Reception to follow
Please join us for this celebration of life for Joe Docksey, Director of the Lamont School of Music from 1988 until his retirement in 2011.
Various speakers will remember the incredible legacy of Docksey, and Denver Brass will be among the performers. A reception in the Joy Burns Plaza will follow. Complimentary parking will be available in the Newman Center Garage. For those who cannot attend in person, the event will be livestreamed.
The livestream link and program will be posted approximately 48 hours before the event start time.
Joseph Docksey, Director of the Lamont School of Music from 1988 to 2011, passed away on December 9. Joe was one of the most significant directors in Lamont’s 99-year history. His unfailing commitment, from decades of service to the design of and transition to the Newman Center, left an indelible mark. He also earned his MA in trumpet performance from Lamont in 1974 and served as a professor here from 1977 to 2011.
If you are interested in making a gift to Lamont in Joe’s memory, please click here and choose the designation for “Joe Docksey Student Career Development Fund.”
For ticket questions, please contact the Newman Center Box Office at 303-871-7720.
For all other Lamont questions, please call 303-871-6400.