Musician | Brooklyn, NY | Chicago, IL
The official word is out: I, Nathalie Joachim, will be a presenter at the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony…and I am beyond thrilled! Being nominated is such an enormous honor already, so this is just the very best icing on the cake. Set your clocks and calendars, and tune in on Sunday, January 26. […] Read more…
April Peavey interviews Nathalie about Fanm d’Ayiti on a recent episode of Public Radio International’s “The World” > Listen to the interview Read more…
Played a fun solo set at Paste Magazine’s NYC studios! Check it out, and let me know what you think. > Watch the full video Read more…
Long known for its work creating and performing new repertoire, including some of the most influential and characteristic works of the first decades of the 21st century, Sō Percussion is pleased to announce the creation of the Andrew W. Siegel Composition Fellowship. A two-year appointment, the Andrew W. Siegel Composition Fellowship honors an emerging composer whose work […] Read more…
I am speechless. My album, Fanm d’Ayiti – is a labor of love that was made possible by my incredible creative team, my family and the people of Haiti. Today, it was nominated for a Grammy in the Best World Music Album category, and I am so incredibly proud. Huge thanks to Spektral Quartet (Clara Lyon, Maeve […] Read more…
This New Yorker just checked one big bucket list item off of her list: I’ve been immortalized as an illustration in The New Yorker! Not only is the artwork beautiful, the write up is equally fabulous, stating that “No more joyous chamber-music collection has arrived this year than “Fanm d’Ayiti,” the exuberant, expressive song cycle […] Read more…
Always nice to open up your copy of the Sunday issue of The New York Times and see yourself! Even nicer for it to describe Fanm d’Ayiti as a collection of “delicately entrancing songs for string quartet, flute, and electronics — led by Joachim’s powerful and unpretentious voice”. Swoon! > Read the full story Read more…
I am SO excited to finally be able to shout from the rooftops that Spektral Quartet and I will be playing Fanm d’Ayiti at this year’s Big Ears Festival, which announced its full 2020 lineup this morning! It is honestly my absolute favorite festival, and this year’s lineup is (as always) out of this world. […] Read more…
Another day, another phenomenal review for Fanm d’Ayiti. Big thanks to I Care If You Listen for the love. Here’s a highlight: “On her debut solo album, Fanm d’Ayiti (New Amsterdam Records), Haitian-American composer, flutist, and vocalist Nathalie Joachim offers the listener an intimacy of vocal storytelling and a blossoming sense of familiarity. It is a […] Read more…
Wow. I have received many nice reviews in my day, but this one in The Nation is legitimately the review of my dreams for Fanm d’Ayiti – a project that represents all of me. To put myself out there – every piece of me – and be recognized in this way…it’s something. It’s everything really. […] Read more…