Bill Krangle has been playing the clarinet since he was 8 years old. He studied initially with Bernard Temoin (TSO) and later at the Royal Conservatory with Harold Gomez (National Ballet Orchestra). In 1959, Bill was the principal clarinetist in the very first National Youth Orchestra of Canada. At Michigan’s famed Interlochen Music Camp he joined the clarinet section of the recording orchestra for several seasons. Later, while studying at Cornell University he led the Concert Band as Concertmaster in a special performance at New York’s Lincoln Center.
In his youth Bill played saxophone and clarinet with various professional bands in Toronto, including a stint with Bobby Gimby (“Canada”) in La Malbaie, Quebec.
He currently is a member of the NYCO Symphony Orchestra, NYCO Chamber Players, Gomez Clarinet Quartet and Encore Concert Band.