The Southern Exposure New Music Series,
now in its fifth season under the direction of John Fitz Rogers, regularly
performs a variety of recent music as well as classic compositions
from the past century. Students, faculty, and professional ensembles
have all participated in what has become one of the hallmarks of our
program.

The Furious Band
in a reading session for USC student composers.
Composers at USC profit from frequent
visits and residencies associated with this concert series. Recent
guests have included composers Claude Baker, Martin Bresnick, Carlos
Sanchez-Gutierrez, Pierre Jalbert, and Scott Lindroth, and guest performers
Alarm Will Sound, Philip Bush, Ciompi String Quartet,
Cornell's Ensemble X, Furious Band, Lisa Moore and
So Percussion Quartet.