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STEPHEN WATSON (b. 1955) Born in Chester, Stephen Watson's musical training began with violin lessons. The trumpet was also an abiding passion at this time. His musical abilities were recognised at the City Grammar School and his training continued at university where he gained considerable experience as an Orchestral violinist as well as singing with and conducting Choral societies in the north of England. In recent times his interest has turned towards orchestra and brass band music. In 1982 he was commissioned to write a regimental march for the Royal Corps of Signals which was later arranged for brass band. This commission brought together both the musical and military sides of his interests. The first large-scale Orchestral piece he wrote was the SYMPHONIC STUDY, which looks back with new eyes to an earlier tradition. In this, showing a mastery of Orchestral writing and sonata form, Watson achieves large contrasts in colour and texture and exhibits a dynamism which is impossible to ignore.
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