Ryan Williams

Ryan Williams is a recorder & ocarina player, improviser, and interdisciplinary performance maker. His arts practice focuses on creating new music and transdisciplinary projects with artists and communities. Ryan performs and creates within improvisatory & exploratory music, site-specific/installation contexts, traditional music from Eastern Europe, Japan & Ireland, western art music & jazz, and popular folk music. He is currently working within his acoustic and electronic noise practice, seeking connections with his local environment whilst highlighting the soft ecosystem of his acoustic instruments. Ryan has a PhD in free improvisation on the recorder and has performed at major Australian and international festivals including Falls Festival, Mona Foma, Setouchi Triennale (Japan), Moers Festival (Germany), and Woodford Folk Festival. He regularly performs with leading arts companies, including Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Elision Ensemble & The Australian Art Orchestra.