Dean Kranzler
Percussion/Timpani
Has played with the Salina Symphony since:
1974
Hometown: Salina
Current City: Salina
Education:
Bachelor of Music Education, Marymount College
Master of Music, Fort Hays State University
Job Title:
Instructor of Music, Fort Hays State University;
Adjunct music faculty, Kansas Wesleyan University;
Percussion consultant and studio instructor, S.M. Hanson Music;
Performance groups: The Blades, Jazz Tangent, Acme Fife and Drum Ensemble, and Wheatland Brass Quintet
Earliest musical memory:
Watching Native American dancers with drummers when I was three years old
Best part of being a Salina Symphony musician:
Playing great music with great people in a great hall for a great audience
Most memorable performance with the Salina Symphony:
They are all special.
Favorite composer:
I will never make up my mind.
What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?
William Tell Overture
What’s on your iPod?
Funk, blues and jazz
How do you spend your free time?
Practicing, listening to and playing music. Backpacking and bike riding
What is your greatest accomplishment?
Talking my parents into buying my first snare drum!