Live Performance

Nathalie Performs for International Women’s Day

Nathalie was very honored to perform at an International Women’s Day event hosted by the World Bank’s Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice, alongside champions of change and pioneering women leaders. The event featured Victoria Kwakwa (Vice President of World Bank East Asia and Pacific), Louise Cord (World Bank Director for Social Sustainability and Inclusion) […] Read more…

SF Classical Voice Reviews Fanm d’Ayiti Live Stream

After the recent premiere of the live concert stream of Joachim’s Fanm d’Ayiti, presented by and taped exclusively for Cal Performances, SF Classical Voice delivers a rave review.  Describing a tender moment in the performance shared with the recorded voice of Joachim’s grandmother, they write, “Dense, soothing moments like these — where family history, musical […] Read more…

Daily Californian reviews Fanm d’Ayiti Live Stream

  The Daily Californian reviews the Cal Performances live stream of Joachim’s Fanm d’Ayiti, calling it, “an exquisite integration of the ancestral and the modern.” > Read the full review > Watch the Fanm d’Ayiti Live Stream Read more…

New York Times highlights “Fanm d’Ayiti”

  The New York Times calls Joachim’s Fanm d’Ayiti “unmistakably ambitious”, naming the upcoming Cal Performances live concert stream of the work one of the highlights of October. > Read the full story Read more…

Watch: World Premiere of “Glitch Oasis” for Civic Orchestra of Chicago’s 100th Anniversary

Last week, I got an interesting request from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago to help celebrate their 100th Anniversary on March 29, 2020. The orchestra had remotely recorded Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony (which was also played at their inaugural concert), then wanted to commission seven composers to take those recordings and create something of their own. […] Read more…

Watch: Nathalie performs on Living Music with Nadia Sirota

The first little glimpse of musical joy to come amidst COVID-19 was being able to join my friends Nadia Sirota, Timo Andres and Gabriel Cabezas in an online concert for Nadia’s podcast, Living Music. We streamed it on Facebook Live, had some awesome conversation, and each performed some beautiful music. This version of the show […] Read more…

News: Fanm d’Ayiti at Big Ears Festival

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…

Read: Dam Mwen Yo Review in SF Classical Voice

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…