Susan Fancher is known for her deep and poetic musical interpretations.  A much sought after performer of new music, she has inspired dozens of commissions and has published arrangements of music by composers as diverse as Josquin Desprez, Ben Johnston and Steve Reich.

 

Recent performances as a concerto soloist include the world premiere of Hilary Tann's Shakkei for soprano saxophone and orchestra with the National Orchestra of Brazil under the leadership of Ligia Amadio and the Asian premiere with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Allan McMurray.

 

Her newest CD release In Two Worlds (Innova 736) features music for saxophone and electronics.  The 2009-2010 season includes performances with the Ciompi String Quartet, the Red Clay Saxophone Quartet, the Lorena Guillen Tango Duo, the Mallarme Players and pianist Jane Hawkins.  A recording of the saxophone music of composer Stuart Saunders Smith is also in progress.

 

Susan Fancher has recorded over 10 CDs available on the Philips, New World Records, Lotus Records Salzburg, Extraplatte and Innova labels.  Her first solo recording Ponder Nothing (Innova 564), released in 2002 on the Innova label, features her composer-approved arrangements of music by Steve Reich and Ben Johnston.  Her newest CD In Two Worlds features music by John Anthony Lennon, James Paul Sain, Mark Engebretson, Reginald Bain, Judith Shatin, Morton Subotnick and Edmund Campion.

 

Susan Fancher is a regularly featured columnist for the nationally distributed Saxophone Journal.  She is a clinician for the Selmer and Vandoren companies and teaches saxophone at Duke University.