About

Kate has a busy and varied freelance career as a recorder and cornetto player. In 2020 she completed her MMus at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with Distinction, having completed her BMus (Hons) at the same institution, graduating with First Class Honours and the BMus Course Prize for highest degree mark.

With a particular interest in early music, particularly that of the 17^th and 18^th centuries and with a focus on early baroque Italian music during her Master’s degree, she is active touring and recording with chamber ensembles including Sirinu and Galliarda, and is a founding member of the English Wind Consort and Ensemble La Notte. Most recent projects have included a CD recording and tour of music by late baroque female composers and another by 17^th century Oxford composer John Wilson (Galliarda). Kate also enjoys working closely with living composers as both a recorder soloist and chamber musician – most recently premiering Paul Henley’s Sonatina for Recorder at the Corvedale Festival in September. Concert highlights over recent years have included those at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, the London International Exhibition of Early Music, Open Recorder Days Amsterdam, and the Holywell Music Room, Oxford.

Alongside her performing work, Kate runs a busy private music practice and coaches and conducts various ensembles including the National Youth Recorder Orchestra, Birmingham Schools Recorder Sinfonia, the Elgar School of Music Recorder Ensemble and the Society of Recorder Players.

She performs and records regularly with ensembles including Galliarda and Sirinu, and is a founding member of the English Wind Consort and Ensemble La Notte. Recent projects have included CD recordings of music by late baroque female composers and by lesser-known 17th century Oxford composer John Wilson, as well as the premiere of Paul Henley’s Sonatina for Recorder at the Corvedale Festival. Festival appearances include Utrecht Early Music Festival, Open Recorder Days Amsterdam, the London International Exhibition of Early Music, as well as concerts across the UK and abroad. 

Alongside performing, Kate runs a thriving teaching practice and directs ensembles such as the National Youth Recorder Orchestra, Birmingham Schools Recorder Sinfonia, the Elgar School of Music Recorder Ensemble, and branches of the Society of Recorder Players.