Musician | Brooklyn, NY | Chicago, IL
This fall, Kaufman Music Center will launch a new Artist-in-Residence program that embeds acclaimed, multi-faceted artists who are transforming the music world within a broad range of KMC programs spanning the concert stage and the classroom. The 2019-20 artists are: JACK Quartet, a 2019 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner hailed as the “nation’s most important quartet” (New York […] Read more…
Another fantastic performance of Dam Mwen Yo, my work for solo cello and recorded sound, by cellist (and commissioner) Amanda Gookin as part of her Forward Music Project, this time in Los Angeles. SF Classical writes, “Joachim’s piece Dam Mwen Yo concentrated on the voices of the Haitian women in her life — her mother, aunts, […] Read more…
Now, anyone who’s met me knows I can talk for days on end, LOL. So I was pretty excited when Chamber Music America contacted me about being featured in their First Tuesdays educational video series. Check it out as I discuss my experience and some great tips on creating and presenting interdisciplinary work: Chamber Music […] Read more…
I Care if You Listen recently wrote about the Look + Listen Festival 2019, where Seth Parker Woods performed my cello piece, “Dam Mwen Yo,” (translates to “these are my ladies”) on opening night! ICIYL writes that “Throughout the set, Parker Woods showcased the range and depth of his instrument through virtuosic performances that […] Read more…
I had a great time delving into conversation with composers and artists inti figgis-vizueta, duo Mazumal (vocalist Felicia Chen & cellist Olivia J. P. Harris), and Brin Solomon, for a 3-part series of interviews titled “Making Art in Today’s Social Climate,” covered by Annika Socolofsky for National Sawdust Log. We discussed many topics, specifically navigating the complexities of identify within our collective […] Read more…
The Momentary just announced that Flutronix will be featured as one of the Artists-in-Residence for their spring program! The Momentary is a brand new multi-disciplinary arts space, created by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. As a part of Flutronix’s residency, they will partner with local organizations for their project, Discourse, to create work […] Read more…
I was recently featured as a guest curator for 21CM! As guest curator, I chose different people, organizations, and projects that inspire me, as a part our 21CM’s POP Picks Initiative. In February, I wrote about Ambrose Akinmusire’s “Origami Harvest,” Elena Urioste and Melissa White’s Intermission Sessions, Lucy Dhegrae‘s Resonant Bodies Festival, Arooj Aftab, and Underground […] Read more…
In 2017, both Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull were commissioned to write pieces for Amanda Gookin’s Forward Music Project. These pieces will be performed again in a second iteration of the project, presented by National Sawdust, as a part of the Kennedy Center’s DIRECT CURRENT Festival, which is a two-week celebration of contemporary culture. Forward […] Read more…
Flutronix had a great time chatting with Caity Massoud at the Flute Center of New York for the Flute Unscripted Podcast. They recalled how they first met, and their fond respective memories as faculty at the Juilliard Music Advancement Program. They also discussed Flutronix’s most current project Discourse. As a part of their residency at […] Read more…
I was recently asked to step in and join the exceedingly awesome lineup for the Resonant Bodies Festival, NYC edition. I split a bill with two incredibly talented women, Jen Shyu and Caroline Shaw, and I got a chance to share some fun solo arrangements of excerpts from Fanm d’Ayiti (Women of Haiti). I Care If […] Read more…