Beta Chronicles
The duo Beta Chronicles, with OSR violinist Guillaume Jacot and
Jean-Noël on electric bass, brings classical repertoire to life in a fresh, unexpected way. Two distinct instruments converse in delicate harmony, weaving melodies shaped by improvisation and subtle electronic textures and loops. From Bizet to Ysaye, de Falla to Pastorius, their reinterpretations create a singular sound world where tradition and innovation meet.
They are currently working on new repertoire in collaboration with the OSR and La Cité Bleue for a children’s performance blending music and circus, planned for summer 2027. More information coming soon.
Jean-Noël Gos
Long-time friends, Guillaume and Jean-Noël first met through their shared passion for music and circus. Since their teenage years, they have been involved in various projects together and continue to inspire one another to this day. As early as 2018, the first fragments of the Beta Chronicles project began to emerge, when they challenged themselves to adapt a work from the great violin repertoire—Eugène Ysaÿe’s Sonata No. 4 in E minor, Op. 27—by adding bass so they could perform it together.
The result was surprising, and over the following years Jean-Noël arranged the different pieces that would form this project. The fusion of classical music, electronic elements, and jazz gives rise to innovative arrangements that pay tribute to their musical journeys. Jean-Noël chose this program for his Master’s recital in 2022. The project was met with great enthusiasm, and they then promised themselves to develop it.
Guillaume Jacot
Guillaume Jacot, born in Geneva in 1990 into a family of musicians, began studying the violin at the age of four and earned his Master’s degree as a Soloist at the age of 20 in 2010 in Geneva. He then continued his studies in Vienna, where he refined his artistry at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien).
Guillaume is Concertmaster of the Nexus Orchestra, previously served as Concertmaster of the Sinfonietta of Geneva, and has performed at numerous festivals. He has been a member of the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra since 2016. Currently a musician with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, he has won several international prizes, including Second Prize at the Stephanie Hohl Competition of the University of Vienna, Second Prize at the Lausanne Musical Interpretation Competition, and First Prize at the Schweizer Musik Wettbewerb in the chamber music category.
Alongside his musical career, he is the co-director and founder of the Lucens Classique Festival, an acrobat, and explores electronic music with his long-time friend through Beta Chronicles.
Beta Chronicles
The album was produced and released independently in 2024, with the generous support of the Swiss Musicians’ Union (USDAM).
You can listen on all streaming platforms, or support us by downloading the album in the highest quality (.wav) from the shop. Unfortunately, no physical CDs are available.
The album features a prelude for bass by Jean-Noël Gos, Causerie sentimentale by Georges Bizet, Asturiana by Manuel de Falla, Portrait of Tracy by Jaco Pastorius, and Ysaÿe’s Sonata No. 4, Op. 27.