Musician | Brooklyn, NY | Chicago, IL
“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…
Nathalie Joachim explains why she plays the flute and demonstrates its versatility in a performance of Valerie Coleman’s “Danza de la Mariposa.” Watch the full episode in Juilliard Open Studios, download the app: http://bit.ly/JuilliardOpenStudios. Read more…
eighth blackbird premiered their latest commission, Ghostlight, by David T. Little at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts‘ Terrace Theater. The Washington Post hailed Joachim for being “an edgy multi-genre performance artist who has long been pushing boundaries with her flute.” > Read the full story Read more…
eighth blackbird announces new flutist Nathalie Joachim; Three-time Grammy winning ensemble also bids a fond farewell to departing flutist Tim Munro After nine years, flutist Tim Munro will leave eighth blackbird at the end of the 2014-15 season. New York based flutist Nathalie Joachim will move to Chicago in August to take up this position for […] Read more…
Nathalie had a blast appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman with Brooklyn based band The Lone Bellow: http://youtu.be/8A_6gKFItwc Read more…