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Callum Watson (1997- ) is quickly becoming recognised as one of Victoria’s most notable up and coming musicians. He has achieved this outstanding musical reputation through his work as a pianist and composer during his secondary school years. This has seen him compose music for over five theatrical productions in his position as Musical Director for Western Edge in Melbourne. Recently, Callum has developed a reputation for composing concert music. His composition “Clash of the Cultures” featuring various ethnic instrumentation from Didgeridoo to Sitar to Bagpipes has reached critical acclaim. For this work, Callum was awarded the Margaret Schofield Scholarship for composition. This distinguished award is given to one composer in Victoria each year as part of VCE. Callum has also been asked to play this composition in the 2016 Top Acts series at Melba Hall. Currently, Callum is studying a Bachelor of Music degree at Monash University specialising in Composition. Callum has an equal