James Watson

Principal 2nd Violin

With RMSO since Season 6

James Watson is a proud member of Calgary's professional music community. He started playing the violin at the age of 7, and now, since completing his Bachelor of Music (minor in linguistics), he is a full-time freelance member of Calgary’s music community, working as a teacher, mentor, composer, recording, and performing artist, with new roles lurking around every corner.

His stand-out work as an emerging composer-in-residence at the cSpace, GRAND theatre, and the Arts Commons respectively, provided his first platforms as a composer and sparked his enthusiasm. He’s also worked on recording projects which range from a JUNO-nominated orchestra album with Orchestre de la Francophonie to art-pop to originals.