Sarah Watts

England

Sarah Watts studied with Angela Malsbury and Victoria Soames Samak at the Royal Academy of Music before studying solo bass clarinet with Henri Bok at the Rotterdam Conservatoire where she was awarded the Exxon Prize for the best classical music student.
Successes include: Winner, UK Howarth Clarinet Competition, Winner, Hawkes Clarinet Prize (RAM), Winner of Wind Section and Faber Prize, UK Performing Australian Music Competition.
Sarah is one of the UK�s only specialist bass clarinet soloists. With the intention of increasing its popularity as a solo instrument Sarah has attracted many composers to write new works for her and has given repertoire and composition classes at several music conservatoires in the UK and Ireland . Sarah performed a solo bass clarinet Recital in London �s Purcell Room as part of the Park Lane Group�s Young Artists Series.
Sarah is a solo artist on the UK�s Live Music Now Scheme, and a member of Rarescale. Sarah�s bass clarinet and piano duo SCAW with Antony Clare will be recording a CD of recital music for the clarinet classics label in 2008.

Mail: sarahkwatts@yahoo.com