Carolyn Watson Conductor

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Carolyn Watson Conductor

Conductor Carolyn Watson, originally from Australia, has been a pivotal force in the United States since 2013. Her career, spanning continents, has left a notable imprint on orchestral music and music education in this country. She holds the position of Music Director at the La Porte County Symphony and is celebrated as Principal Guest Conductor of the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra. Watson's conducting finesse has been exhibited with a host of ensembles, including the Austin Symphony, Cape Symphony, Catskill Symphony, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra, Kansas City Ballet, St. Joseph Symphony, Traverse Symphony Orchestra, and World Youth Symphony Orchestra. Watson's tenure as Music Director of the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra stood out. Under her dynamic leadership, this orchestra achieved the 2015 American Prize for Orchestral Performance and was selected to perform in the 2016 New York Philharmonic Biennial. Watson's repertoire extends beyond orchestral music to opera, having conducted for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Amarillo Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, and a recent production of As One. Her leadership of And Still We Dream for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City in 2020 was featured in the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary Higher Octaves: Leading Women in the Arts. Watson was invited to lead the world premiere of Gordon Getty's opera, Goodbye Mr. Chips, at the Festival Napa Valley in 2020. This engagement was unfortunately lost as a result of the pandemic. Watson's talent was further underlined by her selection for the Hart Institute for Women Conductors in 2017, where she led the Dallas Opera in two critically acclaimed performances.

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