Suite pou Dantan

Suite pou Dantan, Nathalie Joachim (2017) 10'
for voice / flute soloist, string quartet, and electronics

Suite pou Dantan is a three movement tribute to the voices of my ancestral past, present, and future. It features recordings of the girl’s choir from my family’s farming village of Dantan, Haiti, sending their voices into heaven with hope for tomorrow. I feel lucky to be joining my voice with theirs, bringing listeners a sonic portfolio of original work incorporating historic Haitian songs, and honoring a spiritual practice centered in storytelling and community. The suite was written as part of the Grammy-nominated evening length work, Fanm d’Ayiti. 

Instrumentation: Voice and Flute (soloist), string quartet, electronics

Movements:
I. Prelid
II. Alléluia
III. Resevwa li

Can be performed by rental license only with the composer as the soloist. Click here for a rental quote and to connect with the composer.