Angela Salvaggione has been teaching music for 40 years. After graduating from DePaul University with a degree in Music Education and studying piano and bassoon, Angela focused primarily on private teaching, and she currently maintains a private studio in the Plainfield/Joliet area, teaching piano, bassoon, flute, clarinet, and recorder. Angela has written many solo bassoon, clarinet, piano and flute pieces and etudes for her students, some of which have been published. Her compositions and arrangements include works for bassoon quartet, woodwind quintet, double reed choir, and mixed duets. In addition to composing and teaching, Angela plays piano for area churches and several area theater groups. In September 2013, she joined the Joliet Symphony Orchestra as Principal Bassoonist, also performing with and arranging for the JSO Woodwind Quintet.