Fountain Creek Brass Band

Rick has been a member of the band since 2004. He earned a B.A. degree in Music Ed. from Marshall University in 1977, where he studied trumpet with J. D. Folsom. His professional experience includes a tour with the NORAD Command Band in Colorado Springs, CO (1977-1979). Rick continued his military duty in the cockpit of several different aircraft (KC-135/T-37/KC-10) and retired as a USAFR officer in 1998. He is currently an A320 Captain for United Airlines and makes his home in Franktown, Colorado with his wife of 33 years, Suzie. Rick assumed the duties of principal cornet in January 2007 and his instrument of choice is the Yamaha Xeno cornet.

Bob has been with the band since 2004 upon moving to the Springs from Minneapolis. Bob's music history includes nine years in the University of Illinois Marching and Concert Bands as solo cornet, and 25 years with the Sousa Band of Edina, MN where he wrote over twenty concert band arrangements. He has continued arranging for brass band as an FCBB member. Bob and his wife Carol McIntyre live in their recently built home in the Black Forest.

Tom has been with FCBB since Spring 2005. He has played in a variety of concert bands and jazz bands in the Washington DC area before moving to Colorado Springs as the CIA Officer in Residence at the Air Force Academy in 1999. After retiring from the CIA in 2001, Tom and family have made their home in the Springs. Tom enjoys playing in the FCBB, Little London Winds, and the Academy's Faculty Brass Ensemble, which he founded.

Frank is a co-founder of FCBB and an original member of the group. Frank has an outstanding professional performance career having been a member of the Air Force Academy Band cornet section from 1979 to 1982. After a hiatus from playing for several years, he helped organize and start FCBB where he served as Principal Cornetist until 2006 when he transitioned to Solo Tenor Horn. You will hear Frank featured as our Tenor Horn Soloist quite often. Frank owns a successful insurance agency in the Springs which he has built over the past 20 years.

Keven began playing with FCBB in January 2006 after moving to Colorado Springs several years ago. He holds a Masters Degree in Music Performance from The Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. Keven's brief professional music career spanned four years with the US Navy Concert Band in Washington, DC. Having completed a significant career change, Keven is currently a software release manager with a government contracting company in Colorado Springs.

Chris is a music teacher with Whittier Elementary School in Colorado Springs and has been with FCBB since its beginning in 1999. Chris currently serves as our FCBB President. He has also been a member of the Las Cruces (NM) Symphony and the New Mexico State University Brass Quintet.

Tom is currently the band director at Challenger Middle School in the Springs and joined the band in February 2007. While earning his Music Education degree at University of Northern Colorado in 2005, he was a member of the UNC Trombone Choir, Marching Band, and Concert and Symbonic Bands.

Chris is a recent addition to the FCBB trombone section in 2007. Chris is Middle School band director at James Irwin Charter School in Colorado Springs and was a recent graduate of the University of Northern Colorado in 2006. While at UNC, Chris was a member of the Wind Ensemble and served as Drum Major for the UNC Marching Band.

Carl joined FCBB in 2006. Carl recently accepted the position of Music Director of Young Concert Artists, a dynamic youth orchestra program in Colorado Springs. Carl has held music faculty positions at Iowa Wesleyan College, Michigan State, and San Jose State and author of the textbook Teaching Music through Performing Marches (GIA, 2003). In 1983, Carl began an Air Force career serving as the Assistant Conductor of The United States Air Force Band, Washington, DC. Prior to his retirement in 2004 as Lt. Col., Carl commanded Air Force bands in California, Alaska, and The USAF Academy Band. In 2006, he founded ConductYourLife.com, a professional speaking/training business focused on management and team leadership skills from the perspective of a conductor. Carl holds a Bachelor of Music Education from The Ohio State University and the Master of Arts and PhD (Music) from the University of Iowa.

Jess is currently a music student at Colorado State University (Pueblo) about to start his student teaching in the Fall of 2007. Although his major instrument is saxophone, Jess's versatility has allowed him to transition to tuba over the past 5 years. Jess also has experience with drum and bugle corps having been a member of the Blue Knights. He has been with the band since 2005.

Fred has played Eb tuba in a number of community and historical bands in Denver, Castle Rock, and Colorado Springs. He is the founding musician of the Rocky Mountain Saxhorn Brass Band and currently plays in the Castle Rock Orchestra and 4th Artillery Regimental Brass Band. Fred joined FCBB in November 2007.