王宋來(1910-2000),北管藝師。出生於臺北艋舺。13歲時在雅頌閣向呂先(本名吳山水)學習崑腔(又稱細曲),又練就能演奏多樣樂器之能力。1932年雅頌閣的老團員相繼過世而散館,為了艋舺龍山寺迎請觀音佛祖時所需,自組集音閣(約1932-1994)。1950-1970年受邀擔任臺北孔廟樂長,主要負責教授樂生的樂器演奏技巧,直至1970年孔廟改制後才退休。1994年集音閣散館後,館閣之神明(冉陽夫子)、樂器及儀仗物品仍保存於家中。1991年受邀參加臺北市社會教育館「兩岸奇葩北管樂」音樂會,演唱〈桃花燦〉獲廣大迴響,1992年榮獲教育部第七屆國家民族藝術薪傳獎。1995年因其演唱崑腔聞名,受聘於國立臺北藝術大學傳統音樂學系擔任北管組細曲教師,畢生以傳承崑腔為職志。
WANG Song-Lai was born in Bangka, Taipei in 1910. He is a beiguan master. He studied traditional opera music from a very early age at Ya Song Ge, and learned how to play just about any instrument, including pi’pa, erxian, sanxian, and the yangqin dulcimer. He could also play and sing by himself, making him a one-man band. Wang also taught in the Department of Traditional Music’s beiguan division at Taipei National University of the Arts. He was awarded the National Art Education Award for beiguan in 1992. After his wife passed, Wang became ill and died in 2000.