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For a general bio see the BIO page.

Shorter Bio for Rusty Banks: Guitarist

Rusty Banks is a composer/guitarist/teacher originally from Jasper, AL, now living in Pennsylvania. He is a prolific chamber musician, having performed with the Third Chair Chamber Players, and The New Music Agency, both in Lincoln, NE. He is also a member of Bent Indigenous, a "roots-music-meets-artsy-stuff" ensemble centered in Birmingham, AL. As a solo artist, Rusty is an often called upon interpreter of new works for the guitar. He has also been a soloist with Lincoln Symphony, Doane College Orchestra, and The Third Chair Chamber Players. His recording of Monroe Golden's micro-tonal masterpiece, "Vegan Permaculture," is available on Living Artist recordings. He can also be heard on his web site rustybanks.org.

Shorter Bio for Rusty Banks: Composer

Rusty Banks is a composer/guitarist/teacher originally from Jasper, AL, now living in Pennsylvania. His compositions benefit from themes relating to regions or environments. For example, his composition commissioned by the Alabama Music Teacher Association's 2004 convention featured audio samples from the Cahaba River, Alabama's last free-flowing river. Another work, "Long Pine Creek: New Year's Day," uses sounds from Long Pine Creek in Nebraska. His compositions range from traditional concert music to sonic installations where boom boxes are scattered throughout a room. His music is described as thoroughly modern, yet accessible, a description he shudders at, but reluctantly accepts. His compositions may be heard on Living Artist Recordings, as well as his web site, rustybanks.org.