The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music Presents Nathalie Joachim: FANM D'AYITI

On Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in Saint Paul, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music Series presents Nathalie Joachim with musicians of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra performing Fanm d'Ayiti as part of their No Fiction Festival.

Flutist and composer Nathalie Joachim (Eighth Blackbird, Flutronix), "an edgy multi-genre performance artist who has long been pushing boundaries with her flute" (The Washington Post), brings her infectious passion for music and living tradition to Saint Paul in the culmination of her 2016.17 Liquid Music Virtual Residency. Fanm d'Ayiti (Women of Haiti) explores Haitian song and the role of women's voices in Haitian music culture. Joachim's new arrangements and compositions for flute, string quartet, vocals and electronics examine some of the most prominent female voices in Haitian music, tracking international influences and telling stories of political exile, cultural affirmation and independence.

Joachim says that "With Fanm d'Ayiti, Liquid Music has made it possible for me to celebrate the women of 20th and 21st century music from Haiti, deeply explore my personal heritage, and share the roots of Haitian music through the oeuvre of global feminism, political activism and Afro-Caribbean musical traditions. Through my virtual residency, I have been able to invite audiences into my research and creative process, and connect with young public school students in Minneapolis through interactive education initiatives. In essence, Fanm d'Ayiti has engaged a community in storytelling through music and history - a true homage to Haitian culture."

Music's ability to get to the emotional heart of a story is the inspiration for the SPCO's No Fiction Festival. Programming includes SPCO chamber music concerts at Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, the Capri Theater, and the Turf Club on the theme of sisterhood, featuring works by intrepid composers Dame Gillian Whitehead, the Boulanger sisters (Nadia and Lili) and Jessie Montgomery; Liquid Music presentations of Fanm d'Ayiti, spotlighting women of Haitian song, and Shawnee, Ohio, illuminating life in a small Appalachian mining town; and additional events with partners On Being, Macalester College and Carleton College. Learn more about the entire festival at thespco.org/nofiction.

Also, Joachim will join Krista Tippett in an On Being conversation on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. On Being, the Peabody Award-winning radio show and podcast, takes up the big questions of meaning at the center of human life: What does it mean to be human, and how do we want to live? In conversation with On Being host Krista Tippett, Joachim will share the richness of her Haitian heritage, her life in music and journey to create Fanm d'Ayiti (Women of Haiti). In addition to their conversation, Joachim will also perform a few songs from Fanm d'Ayiti. Tickets are free, but reservation is required. (This event is sold out.)

FEATURED ARTISTS:

Nathalie Joachim

Francisco Fullana, violin

Mari Lee

Hyobi Sim

Steve Fang

CONCERT DATE AND LOCATION:

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Doors at 6:30pm | Music at 7:30pm

Amsterdam Bar & Hall, 6th & Wabasha, Saint Paul, MN 55102

TICKETS: $20 ($16 for SPCO/Liquid Music subscribers)

liquidmusicseries.org | 651.291.1144

RELATED EVENT:

On Being with Nathalie Joachim and Krista Tippett

Mon, Jan.15, 2018
Doors at 7:00pm | Conversation at 7:30pm

Tickets free, but reservation required.

ABOUT LIQUID MUSIC:
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music Series, named "Best of Classical" by The New York Times, develops innovative new projects with iconoclastic artists in unique presentation formats. Liquid Music performances invite adventurous audiences to discover the new and the fascinating within the flourishing landscape of contemporary chamber music.

ABOUT THE SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA:
Renowned for its artistic excellence, remarkable versatility of musical styles and adventurous programming, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is widely regarded as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world. Entering its 59th season in September, the SPCO has recently undergone transformational change with the opening of its new home, the Ordway Concert Hall, the addition of a new generation of players, and significant changes in its artistic vision. The SPCO is primarily an unconducted ensemble that performs a broad range of repertoire from Baroque to new music and works in close collaboration with a diverse series of artistic partners, including British Baroque specialist Jonathan Cohen, American pianist Jeremy Denk, Swedish clarinetist Martin Fröst, Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto. Past Artistic Partners include Roberto Abbado, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Joshua Bell, Douglas Boyd, Nicholas McGegan, Stephen Prutsman, Dawn Upshaw and Christian Zacharias.

The virtuoso musicians of the SPCO present more than 130 concerts and educational programs in the Twin Cities each year. The orchestra also reaches more than 250,000 listeners annually through its free online Concert Library, and has recently begun offering both live and on-demand videos of concerts that can be viewed anytime, anywhere, on any device, completely free of charge. The SPCO is regularly heard on public radio programs that reach more than 2 million listeners each week on over 300 stations. Additionally, the SPCO has released 67 recordings, commissioned 148 new works, and tours nationally and internationally, including performances in premier venues in Europe, Asia and South America.

The SPCO is nationally recognized for its commitment to broad community accessibility, its innovative audience outreach efforts, and its educational and family programming. Regular subscription series are performed in a variety of different venues across the Twin Cities metropolitan area each season, a unique commitment to geographic accessibility for a major orchestra. The SPCO offers the most affordable tickets of any major orchestra in the United States, with over 50 percent of tickets available for $15 or less, and has expanded accessibility even further by offering free tickets for children and students starting in the 2016.17 season as a part of the New Generation Initiative. The orchestra also offers an innovative ticket membership model in which members pay $7 per month to attend unlimited concerts. The SPCO's award-winning CONNECT education program reaches over 5,000 students and teachers annually in 12 Minneapolis and Saint Paul public schools, and its Target® Free Family Music program provides engaging and educational experiences for thousands of Twin Cities children and families each year. The SPCO's Liquid Music Series (named "Best of Classical" by The New York Times) develops innovative new projects with iconoclastic artists in unique presentation formats and invites adventurous audiences to discover the new and the fascinating within the flourishing landscape of contemporary chamber music.