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Linda Bangs (sometimes known professionally as Linda Bangs-Urban) is a professional baritone saxophonist and was born in Waverly, Tioga County, New York.
The baritone saxophone or "bari sax" is one of the larger members of the saxophone family, only being smaller than the bass, contrabass and subcontrabass saxophones. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use. The baritone saxophone uses a mouthpiece, reed, and ligature in order to produce sound. It is larger than the tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, which are the other commonly found members of the family. The baritone saxophone is commonly used in classical music such as concert band, chamber music, military bands, jazz. It also is occasionally employed in marching bands, though less frequently than other saxophones due to its size and weight.
Waverly is the largest village in Tioga County, New York, United States. It is located southeast of Elmira in the Southern Tier region. This village was incorporated as the southwest part of the town of Barton in 1854. The village name is attributed to Joseph "Uncle Joe" Hallett, founder of its first Fire Department and pillar of the community, who conceived the name by dropping the 2nd "e" from the name of his favorite author's novel, Waverley by Sir Walter Scott. The former village hall is listed on the National Historic Places list.
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She was a founding member of the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet [1] and studied under Sigurd Raschèr as well as Laurence Wyman.
The Raschèr Saxophone Quartet is a professional ensemble of four saxophonists which performs classical and modern music.
Sigurd Manfred Raschèr was an American saxophonist of German birth. He became an important figure in the development of the 20th century repertoire for the classical saxophone.
Laurence Wyman is an American classical saxophone teacher who served many years as the professor of saxophone at the State University of New York at Fredonia.
Bangs teaches saxophone at the Academy for Music in Darmstadt, Germany. She has performed widely in the USA and Europe and appears on numerous commercial recordings.
In 1990, Bangs founded the Süddeutsches Saxophon-Kammerorchester (South German Saxophone Chamber Orchestra).
The American composer J. Ryan Garber composed Another Twist for Bangs. It was premiered in Darmstadt, Germany, on March 3, 2007, and subsequently recorded and released on the Contrasts CD.
J. Ryan Garber is an American composer of contemporary (classical) music.
