meet Nathalie Joachim
One Found Sound is thrilled to announce Haitian-American composer, flutist, and vocalist Nathalie Joachim as the recipient of our 2022-2023 annual commissioning fund! 🤩 Don’t miss the world premiere of Nathalie’s brand new work for chamber orchestra in May 2023 at our 10th birthday bash gala!
NATHALIE JOACHIM is a Grammy nominated flutist, composer, and vocalist. The Haitian- American artist is hailed for being “a fresh and invigorating cross-cultural voice” (The Nation). She is co-founder of the critically acclaimed urban art pop duo, Flutronix. Upcoming world premieres include Joachim’s first ever symphonic and choral work commissioned by St. Louis Symphony and the In Unison Chorus; new chamber works for Roomful of Teeth and So Percussion; a youth education piece for Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute; and a work for vocalist Pamela Z with members of Los Angeles Philharmonic. Joachim’s debut solo album, Fanm d’Ayiti with Spektral Quartet received a Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album, and 2020 saw the release of Transformation, a collaboration with students at Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School High School. Joachim is a United States Artist Fellow, an Artistic Partner with the Oregon Symphony, and a Creative Associate at The Juilliard School. NathalieJoachim.com.
annual commissioning fund
One Found Sound’s annual Commissioning Fund supports the creation of new music by established composers who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, or as a person of color. This $10,000 annual fund supports the commission and performance of a new work each season and establishes creative partnerships between composers, musicians, and listeners.