Danny Frank recently retired after teaching public school music for 31 years. He began his professional playing career at age 16 performing at Kings Island Amusement Park. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, he freelanced as a percussionist performing with the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras, Cincinnati Ballet, touring Broadway productions, regional orchestras including the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Middletown Symphony, Kentucky Symphony, Hamilton/Fairfield Symphony, Richmond (Indiana) Symphony and for solo artists such as Henry Mancini, Bob Hope, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney, Aretha Franklin, the Moody Blues and many others.

“Mr. Frank” began his career as a Music Educator in 1981 serving as an adjunct professor at Northern Kentucky University.  While at NKU, he taught the percussion studio, started the percussion ensemble and taught electives classes including Music Appreciation, Orchestration, Instrumental Conducting and Percussion Methods. Later that year he became the band director at Twenhofel Middle School in Kenton County, Kentucky.  In 1990, he began a 10-year Band/Choir Director stretch for Madeira City Schools, followed by 13 years teaching band and music electives in the Sycamore Community School District. After 31 years as a public school music teacher, he retired in May, 2013.

Danny makes his home in Blue Ash, Ohio with his wife Debbie (also recently retired after 35 years as a music educator in the Reading Community Schools). Debbie serves the Music Ministry as Director of the St. Paul Handbell Choir, keyboardist in the Praise Band and Assistant Choir Director. They have two children, Brittany and Danny and four grandchildren.