Charlotte Hug, from Zurich, and Chantale Laplante, from Montreal, met in London in 2001. Since then, they have performed, and were extremely well received, at the Free Radicals Series in Glasgow, the Red Rose Club in London in quartet with Phil Waschman and Marcio Mattos, as well as in Zurich and Sion (Derborence). In May 2004, they will join the remarkable line up of the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville. Charlotte Hug is a viola performer who also composes works using 3D graphic scores and multi-channel sound installations. Viola virtuoso and experienced improviser, Hug travels between acoustic and electronic sounds, bringing her instrument into a world of contrasts.
Chantale Laplante is a composer of contemporary instrumental and electroacoustic music. Her recent move into laptop improvising work draws from the recent tradition of acousmatic music in both the sounds she builds and the manner in which she combines them.
The musical meeting of these two musicians suggests amazing ‘paysages sonores’ (soundscapes), sharp, intricate, at times tranquil, at others vigorous and spirited.