Camille Watts
Piccolo
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Camille Watts has been flutist and solo piccoloist of the Toronto
Symphony Orchestra since 1990. She was born in Chicago, and began
studies on the flute in Atlanta and attended Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music, graduating summa cum laude with honors.
At 21, she became the youngest player in the Atlanta Symphony under
Robert Shaw, touring, recording and playing as a soloist. From 1985-89,
she was a member of the Denver Symphony Orchestra. She also performed
with Atlanta Opera, Opera Colorado and as principal flute with Central
City Opera.
In Toronto, Camille has performed as piccolo
soloist with the TSO, and played chamber music with Belladonna, Ergo
and HearHere ensembles. She has played with the Canadian Opera Company,
onstage with Soulpepper Theatre, and in the pit with Miss Saigon
playing western and Chinese flutes. She has performed on many pop and
classical recordings, as well as on film and TV soundtracks.
Camille
teaches and coaches chamber music at the University of Toronto Faculty
of Music, and maintains a private teaching studio in the city.
Licensed
in the United States as a Registered Massage Therapist, her practice
with performing musicians led to her ten-year involvement in the
co-creation of the Artists’ Health Centre Foundation, and the opening
of the clinic at Toronto Western Hospital.
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