Effective period / Period of releases: 2020

Members: Cyrille de Haes, Marine Horbaczewski, Jean-François Durdu, Benoit Leseure, Margaret Hermant

BOW celebrates musical freedom. Gathering 5 string players with different musical background the quintet juggles between written music and pure improvisation, digging into the instruments’ capabilities and blending its large scope of influences. BOW built its experience on various collaborations, from scoring movie to theater plays or AV shows.

Over the years, BOW has collaborated with artists such as jazz singer Melanie De Biaso, composer Laurent Plumhans, Vj Dirty Monitor, Théâtre de l'Ancre and most recently with the gypsy guitarist Myrddin De Cauter as well as Aidan Baker. A first EP was released in 2019 on Icarus Records, a live radio session duplicated on limited cassette edition. Members of BOW have played with Johan Johannsson, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Steve Reich Project, Echo Collective, Otto Lindholm

BOW is an ensemble made up of the musicians Margaret Hermant (Echo Collective) and Benoit Leseure on Violin, Jean-François Durdu on Viola, Marine Horbaczewski on Cello and Cyrille de Haes (Otto Lindholm) on Double Bass.