“Sarah Watts has carved an unusual niche for herself as a bass clarinet player and brought a warm tone and sterling musicianship to bear on Donatoni’s Soft and Cornelius Cardew’s Mountains. Marc Yeats’s Vox went further demanding a full repertoire of voices: plangent moans, beseeching cries and terrifying yelps.”

        Evening Standard.

“ In 26 years of attending PLG events I cannot recall hearing a solo bass clarinettist before. But Sarah Watts, almost dwarfed by her instrument made the wait worthwhile with assured and well-characterised performances of music by a rogues’ gallery of 20^th Century mavericks”

The Times.

“Sarah Watts-whose technical command and sheer chutzpah can be in no doubt after performing 3 consecutive unaccompanied works, each of 20 minutes duration”

The Independent.

“Watts- was at her best in Cornelius Cardew’s Mountains, an eccentric amalgam of Bach and Chairman Mao.”

The Guardian.

“ In her programme notes Sarah writes: “Ladder of Escape (Michael Smetanin) is simply happy disco music!!!” But Ms Watts is no Disco Queen- more like a rock star. Watch out Elvis…”

Clarinet and Saxophone Society.

“Queen of the bass clarinet. Sarah Watts is fast becoming a leading champion of the bass clarinet. This one-woman show was a festival in itself.”

Nottingham Evening Post