Musician | Brooklyn, NY | Chicago, IL
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…
Fanm d’Ayiti just hit the streets, and the press praise is already rolling in! I’m very proud to see the album at the top of Bandcamp’s Best of Contemporary Classical list for August 2019. Among other incredibly kind words they had to say about me and the album, they add “her singing has a measured, crystalline […] Read more…
My new album Fanm d’Ayiti has finally arrived! It’s like Christmas in August! Read the full press release below, and get ye to Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, or your preferred digital platform to buy and stream the full album today. For all of the audiophiles out there, the album is also available on vinyl and sounds […] Read more…
The next sneak peak into my album, Fanm d’Ayiti, is up on I Care If You Listen! Take a listen and let me know what you think! The track, “Alléluia” from Suite pou Dantan, includes the fabulous girls from my family’s farming village of Dantan, Haiti, and I am super proud to have them representing our home on […] Read more…
ANNOUNCING: Nathalie Joachim’s Fanm d’Ayiti debut album from Haitian-American composer, flutist, and vocalist alongside Grammy-nominated Spektral Quartet, out August 30! Learn more and pre-order here “A unique blend of classical music, hip-hop, electronic programming and soulful vocals” – Wall Street Journal on Nathalie Joachim “They have everything: a supreme technical command that seems to come […] Read more…
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…