From there, she furthered her studies at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét, Hungary, from which she graduated with an Advanced Diploma.
She has also participated in master classes with Marin Alsop, Peter Eötvös, Yoel Levi, Martyn Brabbins and Alex Polishchuk.
Watson is currently Music Director of the La Porte County Symphony in Indiana and Principal Guest Conductor of the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra.
Notable European credits include Infektion!, a festival of modern theatre celebrating the works of John Cage at the Staatsoper Berlin, conducting musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic in Interaktion, a residency at the Israeli National Opera, and assisting Sir Charles Mackerras on his final two productions at The Royal Opera, Covent Garden and Glyndebourne.
[9] Watson holds a PhD in Conducting from the University of Sydney, where the subject of her doctoral dissertation was titled Gesture as Communication: The Art of Carlos Kleiber.