Commissioned by Audrey Potter and Grace Jang, Fuse was written in the summer of 2022. The piece flies rapidly from place to place, carrying the listener through a variety of environments, and revolves around the duality of the word "fuse". The frantic textures explored in the opening represent the fiery activity of a lit fuse, while the slower singing melodies evoke the use of the word as a verb, a way of combining two separate entities. The dual meaning of this word, and its two definitions as they interact, serves as the basis of the music.

This performance was part of the Luna Nova Composition Competition at Belvedere Chamber Music Festival.

The performers in this video are:

Daniel Gilbert - Violin
Maeve Brophy - Piano

Thank you for listening!