Du.0 – Thoughts from the Future

released on CD & digital, May 10th, 2024

Thoughts from the Future is the debut album from violin duo Du.0 (pronounced du-point-oh), the incisive musical collaboration between Charlotte Munn-Wood and Aimée Niemann. The album showcases the ensemble’s unorthodox virtuosity and penchant for non-traditional sounds, particularly for an instrument as steeped in tradition as the violin.

Thoughts from the Future is a studio recording version of a concert Du.0 gave in late February 2020. The commissions by Asher and Wollschleger were programmed alongside a preexisting commission from composer Emily Praetorius. These three works center on Munn-Wood and Niemann’s prodigious violin skills, and they notably utilize their singing voices and improvisatory skills as well to conjure worlds of beautiful noise.

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violin, voice, and pitch pipes – Aimée Niemann and Charlotte Munn-Wood