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Thérèse Chaix

Thérèse  Chaix
YMP Graduating Class of 2011
Manhattan School of Music, Class of 2015

Thérèse-Marie Chaix is an award-winning composer and multidisciplinary artist known for her innovative contributions to contemporary music and visual art. Thérèse’s early achievements include a full scholarship to the NYU/ASCAP Film Scoring Program, where she conducted members of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, performing her own compositions.


Thérèse pursued advanced studies in classical composition at the Conservatoire de Paris and later honed her skills under the mentorship of renowned German composer Isabel Mundry in Zurich. Her orchestral work Strange Bird earned her the prestigious ASCAP Morton Gould Award, solidifying her reputation as a leading voice in contemporary classical music.


Thérèse’s recent works include a 16-part choral piece premiered by Maestro Harold Rosenbaum and The New York Virtuoso Singers, and Rain That Swims, a piece set to words by Pablo Picasso, performed at major European music institutions. Her compositions reflect her ability to blend traditional techniques with modern aesthetics, offering a fresh perspective on the role of music in today’s world.


As the founder of Natural Harmonik, a creative agency specializing in bespoke sonic worlds for creatives, brands, and films, Thérèse continues to expand her artistic horizons. Through her multidisciplinary approach, she challenges conventional boundaries, creating works that inspire and transform.


For more information about Thérèse-Marie Chaix and her projects, visit her official website at theresemariechaix.com.

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EYE MUSIC — THÉRÈSE-MARIE CHAIX

theresemariechaix.com, 2024

"Thérèse-Marie Chaix takes this ancient art form to contemporary whimsical extremes, creating scores in the form of a musical game of connect the dots, rainbows on puffy clouds, Saturn’s rings, and noodles tangled around giant violet chopsticks."

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Thérèse-Marie Chaix - IMDb

IMDb, 2024

"Thérèse-Marie Chaix is known for Poor Wayfaring Stranger (2015)."

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