Callum Watson (musician)

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Callum Watson
Born	(1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 28) Melbourne, Victoria, AU.
Genres	Jazz and Classical
Occupations	Musician and Producer
Instrument	Piano
Website	callumwatson.com.au

Callum Watson (born 2 April 1997) is an Australian pianist, composer and producer.

Life

Watson was born in Melbourne in 1997. ^[1] As a recipient of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority Margaret Schofield Scholarship in 2015, he graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Music degree from Monash University studying with Mary Finsterer, Paul Grabowsky, Thomas Reiner and conductor Jobst Liebrecht. ^{[2] [3]}

His theatre score Caliban, composed during his 2016 Composer in Residence position at Western Edge Arts was produced in partnership with Malthouse Theatre featuring an ethnically diverse cast. ^[4]

In 2018, celebrating the 340th anniversary of Antonio Vivaldi, Watson produced a CD release called Echoes of Earth. ^{[5] [6]} The release includes piano trio works by Watson and a new arrangement by Scott A. Aschauer of Vivaldi's La Notte from Six Flute Concertos, Op. 10. ^[7] The recording is held at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.

In 2019, Watson represented Australia at the 25th International Young Composers Meeting. ^[8]

Works

Selected works include:

• Colours of Conflict (2017) (premiered by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
• Caliban (2016)

References

Notes

1. "Callum Watson : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
2. "The Margaret Schofield Memorial Scholarships". www.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
3. "Australian selected for the Netherlands' International Young Composers Meeting". Limelight. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
4. "Caliban · Malthouse Theatre". malthousetheatre.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
5. "Echoes of Earth". Australian Arts Review. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
6. "Jessica Zuk, Callum Watson, Joel Hands-Otte - Echoes of Earth". Discogs. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
7. "Echoes of Earth, Jessica Zuk; Callum Watson; Joel Hands-Otte - Shop Online for Music in Australia". www.fishpond.com.au. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
8. "Australian selected for the Netherlands' International Young Composers Meeting". Limelight. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

Sources

• Adams, Steven (21 September 2018). "New Waves". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
• Astle, David (31 May 2018). "Evenings". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
• Eslake, Stephanie (9 March 2018). "Queer and Now: Scott A. Aschauer, composer". Cutcommon. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
• Watson, Callum (2 June 2017). "About". Callum Watson. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

External links

• Official homepage
• Callum Watson at IMDb