The BASBWE Conference on Sunday 27th March 2011 featured a significant number of world premieres, not least of which was saxophonist Tim Watson’s impressive performance of an exciting and compelling…
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It is with great enthusiasm that I write this positive review for Tim Watson’s Doctor of Musical Arts degree final project. Tim is certainly one of the foremost saxophone talents…
I was very much looking forward to hearing this concert. Lambeth Wind Orchestra hail from my ‘neck of the woods’ where I lived until I was 25, and through the…
This CD is an excellent mix of brand new pieces contrasted with two popular pieces from the saxophone repertoire. Throughout the CD the communication between musicians is outstanding, giving the…
Tim Watson excels himself in this wonderful addition to the saxophone repertoire. A concerto for alto saxophone and wind band is an excellent combination. Tim manages to project with great…
Peter Graham originally wrote In League With Extraordinary Gentlemen for solo Euphonium and Symphonic Wind Band in 2008, and has created this new version for alto saxophone soloist Tim Watson….
In League with Extraordinary Gentlemen exists in no less than four versions; the first was scored for Euphonium and Piano, first performed and recorded by Steven Mead, who also gave…
The arrangement of ‘Let it Be’ by Lennon and McCartney was commissioned by Tim Watson for Wind Band and Solo Saxophone and stylishly arranged by Dr. Robin Dewhurst. The performance…
Tim Watson is marching down his own musical path, committed to commissioning, performing and recording new works for solo saxophone with large ensemble. This is a brave move which is…