Southern Exposure Series Presents Exposed Wiring IV With Odd Appetite And Susan Fancher, Saxophone

Based in New York City, Odd Appetite is the duo of performers/composers Ha-Yang Kim, cello and Nathan Davis, percussion. Both classically trained in American and European conservatories, Odd Appetite composes, collaborates, and performs its own music, written for this unique instrumentation, as well as performing commissioned works by select composers. In addition to performing music from the West, they have dedicated themselves to studying and performing music of Bali and the Karnatic music of South India. They use electronics to extend and exaggerate the acoustic properties of their instruments. Giant Balinese gongs, microtonal glockenspiel, drums, cowbells, tuned aluminum pipes, and hammered dulcimer are played alongside a de-tuned and amplified cello with stomp boxes and electronic effects.
Susan Fancher is one of the pioneers of her generation of saxophonists. Her work has produced dozens of commissioned works by contemporary composers, as well as published transcriptions of msuci by composers as diverse as Josquin Desprez, Ben Johnston and Steve Reich. She has recorded over 10 CD's and is a regularly featured columnist for the nationally distributed Saxophone Journal.
The Southern Exposure New Music Series, under the direction of John Fitz Rogers, regularly performs a variety of recent music, as well as classic compositions from the past century. Students at USC profit from frequent visits and residencies associated with this concert series. These concerts are standing room only and early arrival is suggested for seating. While the concerts are free and open to the public, for a donation of $75 or more, patrons may reserve one seat for the entire 2009/2010 Southern Exposure Season.
Building: School of Music (813 Assembly St., next to the Koger Center for the Arts) Room: Recital Hall, rm. 206