Nina Gat & Christelle Raquillet at 38 Riv

Christelle Raquillet and Nina Gat met in the “Era#P” group, and began playing as a duo when they were invited by the Zoot Collectif to perform at the Zoot Underground.With an eclectic repertoire ranging from folk waltzes to impressionist improvisation, the duo expresses a fresh, elegant musicality through compositions, covers and arrangements.The duo's intimate formation allows them to deepen their listening and sensitivity to sounds and textures. The alto flute, harmonized voices and doubled melodic lines create a rich and complete palette of sound, and virtuoso improvisations complement each other with a harmonic universe that is sometimes minimalist, sometimes complex and precise....

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Christelle Raquillet and Nina Gat met in the “Era#P” group, and began playing as a duo when they were invited by the Zoot Collectif to perform at the Zoot Underground.With an eclectic repertoire ranging from folk waltzes to impressionist improvisation, the duo expresses a fresh, elegant musicality through compositions, covers and arrangements.The duo's intimate formation allows them to deepen their listening and sensitivity to sounds and textures. The alto flute, harmonized voices and doubled melodic lines create a rich and complete palette of sound, and virtuoso improvisations complement each other with a harmonic universe that is sometimes minimalist, sometimes complex and precise.

Rencontrées au sein de « Era#P », Christelle Raquillet et Nina Gat commencent à jouer en duo à l'occasion d’une invitation du Zoot Collectif pour un concert au Zoot Underground.Avec un répertoire éclectique allant des valses folk jusqu'à l'improvisation impressionnistes, le duo exprimé à travers compositions, reprises et arrangements, une musicalité fraîche et élégante.La formation intime du duo permet d’approfondir une écoute et sensibilité aux sons et textures. La flûte alto, ainsi que des voix harmonisées et lignes mélodiques doublées créent une palette sonore riche et complète, et les improvisations virtuoses se complètent avec un univers harmonique parfois minimaliste, parfois complexe et précis.

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