Gisbert Watty
Gisbert Watty is a classical guitarist whose chamber work centres on contemporary music. He is a member of Trio Altrove 1.3, the flute, clarinet and guitar ensemble that commissions and records new works for this unusual combination.
The trio grew out of a flute and guitar duo that began performing in 1991 and gave its first concert as a trio in 2001, balancing classical repertoire with new commissions.
On Move he appears with the ensemble on KAPPA (MD 3313), a recording of Australian contemporary works for flute, clarinet and guitar, several with electronics or CD. He also plays classical guitar on Hard Chamber (MD 3280), a collection of chamber pieces by Thomas Reiner.
Performing as Trio Altrove 1.3
Trio Altrove 1.3 developed from the coming together of three musicians – Luciano Tristaino, Flute; Marcello Bonacchelli, Clarinet; Gisbert Watty, Guitar – with a special interest in classical and contemporary chamber music.
KAPPA
Italian chamber group Trio Altrove 1.3 joins six Australian composers of contemporary classical music – Steve Adam, Melanie Chilianis, Brendan Colbert, Philip Czaplowski, Paul Moulatlet and Thomas Reiner – in a programme of works written or arranged for the ensemble.
Gisbert Watty also appears on
Hard Chamber
A retrospective of chamber works by Melbourne contemporary composer Thomas Reiner, written for varied small forces. Soloists from Monash University and ensemble re-sound present music that asks for close, unconditioned listening.