Musician | Brooklyn, NY | Chicago, IL
In The Juilliard School’s latest snapshot series feature, Nathalie shares her experiences as a former student in Juilliard’s Pre-College program. She describes how being surrounded by so many talented students helped show her what it takes to be a professional musician, and explains how her Pre-College experience drove her desire to take the next steps in her […] Read more…
In their latest series of alumni features, The Juilliard School asked Nathalie to describe her Juilliard experience and what life has been like since. Check out her response below: Read more…
As an alumna and former faculty of the Music Advancement Program, Nathalie talks about how MAP is Juilliard’s version of a great community music school for growing young artists. Learn more at http://juilliard.edu/map. Read more…
My latest Liquid Music blog post for Fanm d’Ayiti is up on the site! “As an artist, you sometimes forget that the forces of the world may from time to time bring your ability to create to a grinding halt. Because our creative work is so deeply tied to our inner work, it is easy to forget […] Read more…
“Now in its 22nd year, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s CONNECT program serves students in grades 1-5 in twelve Minneapolis and Saint Paul public schools and in three elementary schools around the state of Minnesota and is free of charge to all partnering schools. The program provides supplementary music education resources to students, curriculum and support […] Read more…
Dear Friends, As many of you know, a little over a month ago, the eye of Hurricane Matthew hit my family’s home community of Dantan, just outside of Les Cayes, Haiti. My dad, who moved back home after retiring, was there for the hurricane and watched as 85% of the community was left homeless and […] Read more…
Kate Nordstrum is the curator of St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music Series, which just kicked off its fifth season. Liquid Music brings artists to venues around the Twin Cities to present new works, often in experimental formats and with new collaborations. This season’s roster of artists includes Colin Stetson, Roomful of Teeth with Nick Zammuto, David […] Read more…
Nathalie’s first blog post as Liquid Music’s 2016-17 artist-in-residence is up! Check it out for an introduction to her latest project, Fanm d’Ayiti, exploring the women of Haitian Music from the 1930’s to present day. Enjoy a selection of music by some of the featured artists of various Haitian genres heavily influenced by music from Africa, Cuba, […] Read more…
Nathalie joins St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music series as the second virtual artist in residency for the 2016-17 season. Throughout the year the virtual residency will track the development of Joachim’s Liquid Music-commissioned project, Fanm d’Haiti, exploring Haitian song and the role of women’s voices in Haitian music culture. The virtual residency allows for unparalleled online […] Read more…
Along with fellow members of Eighth Blackbird, Nathalie had the great pleasure of visiting one of radio’s best – NPR Tiny Desk! The desk is actually bigger than you’d think, as was the live audience. The Chicago-based contemporary chamber ensemble performed works by Bryce Dessner, Robert Honstein and David Lang, and had an absolute blast. Hope you […] Read more…