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!
As she prepares for Dallas Opera's Institute for Women Conductors, the Aussie maestro discusses gender equality on the podium.
Renowned conductor Dr. Carolyn Watson shares with us some of her favorite pieces for talented young orchestras in this two-part article.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Conductor Carolyn Watson writes from Berlin on her most recent operatic experience…
Carolyn Watson is in the middle of rehearsals with the students of the Conservatorium High School, Sydney, preparing for the final concerts of their 2012 concert calendar. This year, the concerts on 18 and 19 September will take the form of an Australian music festival, with music by five Australian composers…
To use the words of Willie Nelson, ‘these are difficult times’. Challenges facing our orchestras, opera companies and other arts organisations mirror a volatile global economic climate. Possibly more than ever, the sustainability of our arts companies is subject to increasing scrutiny and pressure. Fortunately, some orchestras here and internationally have been quick to adapt and deft in their response, leading the way with a variety of community-based initiatives…
Leaving Australia at the end of 2008 with a suitcase and a box of scores, I set off for Europe’s greener pastures. Being December, there was nothing green about pastures anywhere. However in metaphorical terms, it was the age-old artistic allure of Europe which once again captivated my interest…
Australian conductor Carolyn Watson writes from the UK where she is preparing for sleepless nights ahead…
Fresh from The Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute summer residency at The Juilliard School, conductor Carolyn Watson writes about what this unique opportunity means…