01 January 2013, News
Residency in Sweden!
Great! Got an invitation for a month-long residency at the Visby International Centre for Composers on the isle of Gotland, Sweden early next year. Wonderful opportunity. Here are some pictures....
23 December 2012, News
My new workstation. Compact, but efficient.
23 December 2012, News
Music & The Moving Image 2013 NYU/ASCAP Foundation Film Scoring Workshop
This is going to be a very interesting experience! Can't wait! Music & The Moving Image 2013 NYU/ASCAP Foundation Film Scoring Workshop Steinhardt School of Music, University of New York New York, United States 5 - 14 June 2013
23 December 2012, News
Updated my personal website!
Added some new recordings and updated forthcoming performances, other news and projects for 2013. Check it out on my official website: http://www.martinwatt.co.za Greetings Martin
23 December 2012, News
Travel Grant from the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust for Composer's Residency in Sweden.
Just received some great news! I was awarded a large grant from the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust (South Africa) to travel to Sweden, where I will take up a month long residency in May 2013 at the Visby International Centre for Composers (VICC) on the isle of Gotland. During my residency, I will be composing my new work "Te Deum" for four soloists (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) and eight-part chorus a cappella.
23 December 2012, News
Follow me on YouTube!
Here is a link to my YouTube channel. Here you can listen to some more of my music. http://www.youtube.com/user/MartinWattful
23 December 2012, News
Vienna Symphonic Library changes your composing experience!
Finally I got myself the Vienna Symphonic Sound Library Special Edition I, II and Special Edition I Plus. Incredibly human-like sounds and I'm using the samples in Sibelius 7. If you don't have it already, think about purchasing any of their sound library packages. It's the best sound library on the planet! Your composing experience will never be the same again. Visit their website at http://www.vsl.co.at. Check out photos in my Gallery of this amazing program as well as venues for the first ...
19 December 2012, News
New Commissions
I have recently received large commissions to compose three new works. They are: 1. Apparitions for Vibraphone and Marimba 2. Te Deum for eight-part chorus a cappella and four soloists 3. String Quartet no. II I will upload some more scores of my existing works soon. Look out for them on my site! Have a great festive season everybody! Martin