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Feb 5, 2025
On Matthew Hindson's Dangerous Creatures
Feb 5, 2025

A blog article for the Australian Music Centre on Matthew Hindson’s Dangerous Creatures, the US premiere of which was conducted by Carolyn with the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra in February 2025.

Feb 5, 2025
Jan 30, 2025
Australian conductor Carolyn Watson on commissioning new music
Jan 30, 2025

US-based Australian conductor Carolyn Watson shares with us a current commissioning project for women composers.

Jan 30, 2025
Dec 4, 2024
Programming for a New World
Dec 4, 2024

This month we focus on Carolyn Watson, an Australian conductor who is making waves in the U.S. as Principal Guest Conductor of the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra and Director of Orchestras at the University of Illinois. In her article Programming for a New World, she sets out her thoughts on how best to improve the connection between classical musicians and their audiences utilising creative programming.

Dec 4, 2024
Sep 17, 2024
Announcing the 1874 Project – Six Women Composers to be Commissioned
Sep 17, 2024

An article written for the Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy on the 1874 Project, a commissioning initiative launched by Carolyn at the University of Illinois.

Sep 17, 2024
Australian conductor Carolyn Watson takes Hart in New York
Jul 6, 2018
Australian conductor Carolyn Watson takes Hart in New York
Jul 6, 2018

Fresh from The Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute summer residency at The Juilliard School, conductor Carolyn Watson writes about what this unique opportunity means…

Jul 6, 2018
Nov 30, 2017
10 Fabulous Pieces for High-Level Youth Orchestras – Part 2
Nov 30, 2017

Renowned conductor Dr. Carolyn Watson gets back to us with some more of her favorite pieces for high-level youth orchestras. These tried and tested compositions offer a variety of musical and pedagogical experiences for your young players, with plenty to challenge and develop all sections of your orchestra!

Nov 30, 2017
Nov 1, 2017
Carolyn Watson on the state of play for women conductors
Nov 1, 2017

As she prepares for Dallas Opera's Institute for Women Conductors, the Aussie maestro discusses gender equality on the podium.

Nov 1, 2017
Oct 12, 2017
10 Fabulous Pieces for High-Level Youth Orchestras – Part 1
Oct 12, 2017

Renowned conductor Dr. Carolyn Watson shares with us some of her favorite pieces for talented young orchestras in this two-part article.

Oct 12, 2017
Jul 1, 2015
Navigating the Woods of Interlochen
Jul 1, 2015

Some two years ago I had just returned home to Sydney after five months away on an extended Churchill Fellowship. This trip encompassed the 2012 Emmerich Kálmán International Operetta and Musical Conducting Competition in Budapest, a stint in Hannover at the Staatsoper, a period in London, a choral conference and festival in Sweden, language studies in Rome and an inspiring month in New York at The Metropolitan Opera…

Jul 1, 2015
May 1, 2015
Great Repertoire for Young Orchestras
May 1, 2015

Composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein famously said, “to achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.” This philosophy underlines my repertoire selection and programming decisions for the young orchestras with which I work…

May 1, 2015
Dome Centenary Choir: a celebration of Australia’s choral music
Jul 24, 2014
Dome Centenary Choir: a celebration of Australia’s choral music
Jul 24, 2014

Conductor Carolyn Watson writes from Melbourne about a unique choral experience.

For ten years, the State Library of Victoria has been offering Creative Fellowships to scholars and artists interested in investigating the resources and collections held within the library. In 2013-14, the Library offered four special Dome Centenary Fellowships to commemorate the centenary of the library's famed domed La Trobe Reading Room…

Jul 24, 2014
Hungry for Hungary
Jun 1, 2013
Hungry for Hungary
Jun 1, 2013

Having spent two years in Hungary in the late 1990s I fondly think of Budapest as something of a second home. Invited to return as one of the twelve semi-finalists of the 2012 Emmerich Kálmán International Operetta-Musical Conducting Competition then, was more than an opportunity to compete and conduct…

Jun 1, 2013
Sep 1, 2012
Postcard from Berlin
Sep 1, 2012

Conductor Carolyn Watson writes from Berlin on her most recent operatic experience…

Sep 1, 2012
 
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