Meet the band!
The Blanket Orchestra was founded by lead guitarist, Tony Frye. He wanted to assemble a group that could adapt to any type of gig whether it was a three piece chamber group for a wedding ceremony or a 10 piece funk band for a block party.
Each member of the band comes with years of professional performing experience in other bands, theater pits, and orchestras, and between them they've played just about every type of gig imaginable.
Tony Frye
Guitar, vocals, bandleader
Tony has been performing professionally for over 20 years on several instruments including guitar, bass, and trombone. His discography outside of The Blanket Orchestra includes several singles and two full length albums including a children's album that charted on the Google Play charts.
He has been a part of over 100 theatrical productions and has played with members of Tower of Power, Huey Lewis and the News, and the cast of Glee.
Sarah Kit Farrell
Vocals
Sarah is a performing artist with decades of experience singing everything from sacred choral music in the cathedrals of Europe to raunchy cabarets in the piano bars of San Francisco and NYC.
She has fronted a live rock band with one week’s notice and recorded the demos for Broadway-bound musicals. Sarah specializes in lounge music, early jazz, and the Great American Songbook.
Sean Case
Drums
Drummer Sean Case has been playing musicals throughout the state of Colorado for 10
years.
Some of his favorite shows include Hedwig and The Angry Inch (Give 5 Productions),
Urinetown (Town Hall Arts Center), Rock of Ages (Veritas Productions), Ain’t Too Proud
(National Tour), Kinky Boots (Arvada Center for the Arts).
When not busy performing Sean enjoys spending time with his cats Oswald, Toby, Jo-jo and wife Leslie.
David James
Bass
David's bio is coming soon. Suffice to say, he's very good at bass.
Neal Dunfee
Keyboards
Neal has been performing across the Front Range for the past 35 years.
He was Music Director, conductor and pianist for Boulder’s Dinner Theatre for many years.
Neal has a degree in Piano Performance from Missouri Western State, with continued studies at Wichita State University and CU Boulder. He has also studied Jazz piano and arranging with Art Lande of Boulder. He is currently Collaborative Pianist for Niwot High School.
Leslie Kahler
Saxophones
Leslie is a Denver-based woodwind specialist who has been performing in musicals across the metro area since 2015. Favorite performances include Spongebob Squarepants the Musical (BDT), Billy Elliot (Ovation West), A Grand Night for Singing (Performance Now), Something Rotten (BDT), and Nice Work If You Can Get It (Lone Tree Arts Center)
When she’s not performing in musicals, Leslie works as a cybersecurity engineer. She enjoys crafting, cooking, and spending time with her cats Oswald, Tobias, and Josephine, and with her fiancé Sean.
Adam Rojas
Saxophones
Adam Rojas is a woodwind specialist in the Denver / Metro area where he primarily performs musicals at theaters.
He graduated with two degrees in Music Education and Saxophone performance from University of Northern Colorado in 2025, and now works at Fleshers Hinton Music Company as a woodwind repair technician. Outside work and shows Adam loves going on road trips and spending any time outside and exploring whether it’s walks, hikes, or swimming!
Arnie Hernandez
Trumpet
Arnie Hernandez hails from the small South Texas town of Los Fresnos. He discovered a passion for performance from a young age, performing as Principal Trumpet in
the South Texas Youth Symphony. Arnie continued with his musical journey pursuing his collegiate degrees in music performance.
He holds a Masters degree from The University of
Denver - Lamont School of Music. He studied trumpet with the legendary Al Hood. Arnie received his undergraduate
degree at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.
As a distinguished trumpeter, Arnie has performed with world class organization such as the
Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Wyoming Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, Steamboat
Symphony Orchestra and the Denver Brass. Recently he was featured as a guest soloist at
Benaroya Hall, Seattle with the Rainbow City Performing Arts organization.
Larry Ziehl
Drums
Larry Ziehl (Drums) has been in the Denver Music scene for close to 5 decades. After graduating from Loretto Heights College in 1974 with a B.A. in music, Larry has performed with many musical acts including 15 years with Lannie Garrett's Patsy DeCline show.
He has also played in countless music theater productions at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton, and the Aurora Fox. He is currently involved with the Blanket Orchestra.