Ken Frick, a Waukegan, Illinois native, has lived in Spartanburg since 1990.  Ken graduated summa cum laude from the DePauw University School of Music where he was a two-time concerto award winner.  In college, he performed with virtually all of the musical groups including the Faculty Brass Quintet and during the summers, he played trumpet at various amusement parks including Disneyland, Cedar Point and Opryland. In graduate school, at the University of Michigan, he performed in the elite Michigan Symphony Band. Following college Ken has performed with the Lake Forest (IL) Symphony, was principal trumpet in the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and solo cornet in the Waukegan Municipal Band.  More recently, in Spartanburg, Ken has performed with the Converse College Wind Ensemble, soloed with the Spartanburg Community Band and is currently a member of the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonic Brass Quintet as well as the Sparkle City Brass.  He is active volunteering, having been the Treasurer and Past President of The Music Foundation of Spartanburg and is currently finance chairman for Boy Scout Troop 1.