Woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a colorful dress with geometric patterns and a black long-sleeve top, making a playful gesture and pursing her lips.

“STRANGELY FASCINATING”
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

Woman with dark hair and earrings posing against a peach-colored background, dressed in a black top and a multicolored geometric-patterned dress.

DR. KATHRYN
WILLIAMS

“STRANGELY FASCINATING”
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

Dr. Kathryn Williams is a flutist, creative collaborator, and researcher. Her work explores the physical relationship between body and instrument, with a particular focus on accessibility and the creative potential of physical limitation.

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“Kathryn Williams…is an ingeniously inventive musician.” - TEMPO

SELECTED WORK

COMING UP FOR AIR

Close-up of a hand partially tucked into the pocket of a black leather jacket with a zipper, with text saying 'pillion' in large turquoise letters and smaller text reading 'original score by Oliver Coates'.

Narrow alleyway in an urban area with a brick and concrete wall, bicycles, and a woman in a yellow shirt walking a small dog. Overlaid pink text reads 'ENCLOSURE'.

ENCLOSURE

A page with handwritten red text and the name 'Oliver Coates' printed at the top left corner.

Text graphic with names of various people and the phrase 'Coming Up For Air' in blue, and the initials 'HCR' in white on a red background.

SHELLEY’S ON ZENN-LA

COMING UP FOR AIR

Cover page of a report titled "Dignity at work 2: Discrimination in the music sector" by Dr. Kathryn Williams with co-author Vick Bain, featuring a graphic design of circles and horizontal lines in blue, white, and pink.

A woman playing flute on stage during a presentation with maps projected on a screen behind her, audience seated in foreground.