SARAH WATTS  (clarinet, clarinet bass) » 

Orchestral bookings (since joining Morgensterns in February 2010) ORCHESTRAS Brandenburg Sinfonia Ensemble 360 EDUCATION WORK Masterclass   The recital button is inactive   The Repertoire button is inactive.   The Review button is inactive.   The discography button is inactive.      Outreach experience Sarah was a solo bass clarinet artist until 2009 on the Live Music Now Scheme. Sarah has given composition and bass clarinet technique workshops at many UK Conservatoires and Universities including RAM, TCM, RWAMD, RNCM, RICM, Edinburgh and Keele Universities. sarah_1.jpg           Teaching experience Sarah teaches the clarinet at Nottingham University and also bass clarinet at RAF Uxbridge.

As a soloist and chamber musician Sarah has performed in many venues- including Purcell Room (Park Lane Group Young Artists Series), Wigmore Hall and Ijsbreker Hall Amsterdam and performed in festivals such as the World Bass Clarinet Convention, London Jazz Festival and York Spring Festival of New Music.

Bass Clarinet works have been written for Sarah by many composers including by Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Dave Bennett Thomas, Ian Wilson and Alicia Grant.

Radio Broadcasts include BBC radio 3 (including live performance on Jazz line up with the clarinet collective) and ABC Radio and Macedonian Radio.

Sarah performs with many chamber ensembles including SCAW, Rarescale, Southwell Collective - Live Music to Silent Films, Roche/Watts bass clarinet duo, Clarinet Council and Radius.

Orchestral Work
Orchestras: Brandenburg Sinfonia, Ensemble 360. Education Work: Masterclass.

Sarah's orchestral work also includes

• London Musici - Bass Clarinet
• Brandenburg Sinfonia - Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
• Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, Bass Clarinet
• Aarre Contemporary Ensemble - Clarinet (Holland)
• Fabrikaat Big Band - Bass Clarinet (Rotterdam)
• European Union Youth Wind Orchestra - Leader, Clarinet

Sessions
• Scawfell - solo bass clarinet and piano CD on the clarinet classics label
• various recordings for the rarescale CD label
• various recordings for the commercial composer Philip Guyler including performing on his Seasons CD released by New World Music and The Dinner Party, BBC Drama.

Education
Sarah's graduate studies took place at Royal Academy of Music and Rotterdam Conservatorium.

Prizes and Awards

• Exxon Prize for best classical music student at Rotterdam Conservatorium
• Leverhulme Trust Studentship for studies in Rotterdam
• Musician's Benevolent Fund Award
• Countess of Munster Musical Trust award for studies in Rotterdam
• RAM Geoffrey Hawkes Clarinet Competition (Winner)
• UK Performing Australian Music Competition - Faber Prize (Winner)
• Shell LSO Scholarship - Semi-finalist
• UK Howarth Clarinet Competition - Winner
• Royal Overseas League Competition - Wind section Finalist
• RAM Sir Arthur Bliss Chamber Music Prize - Winner
• RAM Keith Pearson Memorial Prize for Orchestral Clarinet Playing
• RAM Hovis Prize for Chamber Music

Teachers: Angela Malsbury, Victoria Soames Samak, Richard Addison and Henri Bok.

Sarah's web links
www.sarahkwatts.co.uk
www.myspace.com/sarahkwatts

Sarah joined Morgensterns in February 2010

Sarah's web profile was last updated 19th May 2012