Portland Piano International

Bill Crane, Executive Director, stepped into the lead role at PPI in 2020 from his earlier position with the company as Director of Audience Engagement. A PPI subscriber for 31 years and a board member for nine years in the 1990s, Bill is himself a pianist and musicologist, educated at Florida State University and the Schola Cantorum, a private conservatory in Paris, France. Since moving to Portland in 1990, he has held several positions in fund development and executive leadership for area nonprofit organizations. He has taught piano, organ, and voice for more than 50 years, although he does not maintain an active studio currently, and continues a moderately active life as a recitalist. “This is the job I’ve been preparing for my whole life. I have fun every day at the office!