About the Artist/Ensemble
Champions of new music since they began in 2008, Fuse Ensemble has performed works by exclusively living composers, including Caroline Shaw, Eve Beglarian, Nicole Mitchell, Jeffrey Mumford, Brittany J. Green, Pamela Z, Steve Antosca, Gina Biver, and many more. In their concert performances, they have premiered numerous original films and live interactive videos by new media artist Edgar Endress, Adam Kendall, and AlsoSisters; they have presented kinetic installations by Howard Connelly, Workingman Collective – and last season – a playable percussion sculpture by artist Jeremy Thomas Kunkel.
Fuse Ensemble has performed in Richmond’s Firehouse Theatre, Shockoe Sessions Live, Georgetown University’s Friday Music Series, American University’s Katzen Arts Center, Wooly Mammoth, John F. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, An Die Musik Baltimore and numerous others. Festival performances include New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, Sonic Circuits DC, and CrossCurrents New Music Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Concert/Performance Description
Fuse Ensemble is a classical chamber music group consisting of flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, bass, piano, percussion, electric guitar and electronics. Their unique concept-based concerts include creative collaborations with filmmakers, poets, sculptors and other artists for a truly exciting evening unlike any classical concert you’ve seen before.
Technical Requirements
Contact Fuse Ensemble for technical riders.
Educational Programs
Fuse Ensemble offers workshops and master classes in the following topics:
- The use of technology in classical music
- Interactive audio/video technology
- The use of AI machine learning for improvisation and performance (Percussionist Scott Deal)
- Multi-disciplinary creative performance projects involving the collaboration of artists such as poets, filmmakers, painters, instrument-makers, kinetic sculptors, etc.
Fees
Performance/Concert: $2,200
Educational Talk/Lecture: $500
Workshop/Master Class: $500+
Travel and accommodation expenses to be determined by service and location.