Biography

Seattle-based bassoonist, Robyn Watson, was born and raised in Houston, TX. She attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and was a member of the Texas All-State Symphony in 2002. Ms. Watson received a Bachelor of Music degree with an emphasis in Commercial Music Technology from Belmont University in Nashville, TN in the studio of Pat Gunter. From there, she earned a Master of Music degree in bassoon performance from the University of Houston, studying with Cheryl Huddleston.
After her master's was attained, Robyn spent the better part of the next 13 years nurturing the musical lives of hundreds of junior-high and high school students in the Houston area. Even while her teaching schedule kept her busy, Robyn accepted any opportunity to perform, leading up to her deciding to go back to school in the fall of 2020 to pursue a Performer's Diploma from Southern Methodist University in Dallas under the tutelage of Ted Soluri.
As a performer, Robyn has attended music festivals in Las Vegas, Houston, Banff (CA), Powell River (CA), Lake Tahoe, and Branson. She has played with orchestras such as Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Symphony of Southeast Texas, Baton Rouge Symphony, and Clear Lake Symphony. Ms. Watson was invited to present virtual recitals during the 2021 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition & Symposium and the 2021 International Double Reed Society Virtual Conference. In the spring of 2021, Robyn joined Trio de Bois, an all-female reed trio under the umbrella of The Ladies' Reeding Society, a collective of women performers who desire to empower and promote females in music. The trio was invited to perform at the 2022 International Double Reed Society conference in Boulder, CO.
After her master's was attained, Robyn spent the better part of the next 13 years nurturing the musical lives of hundreds of junior-high and high school students in the Houston area. Even while her teaching schedule kept her busy, Robyn accepted any opportunity to perform, leading up to her deciding to go back to school in the fall of 2020 to pursue a Performer's Diploma from Southern Methodist University in Dallas under the tutelage of Ted Soluri.
As a performer, Robyn has attended music festivals in Las Vegas, Houston, Banff (CA), Powell River (CA), Lake Tahoe, and Branson. She has played with orchestras such as Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Symphony of Southeast Texas, Baton Rouge Symphony, and Clear Lake Symphony. Ms. Watson was invited to present virtual recitals during the 2021 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition & Symposium and the 2021 International Double Reed Society Virtual Conference. In the spring of 2021, Robyn joined Trio de Bois, an all-female reed trio under the umbrella of The Ladies' Reeding Society, a collective of women performers who desire to empower and promote females in music. The trio was invited to perform at the 2022 International Double Reed Society conference in Boulder, CO.

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