Wattleseed Ensemble at Abbotsford Convent

Join Wattleseed Ensemble for a morning concert celebrating the beauty of nature.

Violin ⥭ Meg Cohen (VIC)
Viola ⥭ Katie Yap (TAS)
Cello ⥭ David Moran (SA)

Jakub Jankowski (SA) ⥭ The Orchid and the Wasp*
Hildegard von Bingen (Arr. D Nicolson) ⥭ Ave Generosa
Anne Cawrse (SA) ⥭ Sanctuary
JS Bach ⥭ Goldberg Variations selections
Missy Mazzoli ⥭ Lies You Can Believe In
Plus folk tune favourites from Bulgaria and Scandinavia
*VIC Premiere

Wattleseed Ensemble are excited to bring their 2025 South Australia touring program to Victoria! Centred around a new commission from Jakub Jankowski, Wattleseed Ensemble combine a celebration of local South Australian composers, championing the natural environment, and their unique melding of baroque, folk and contemporary styles. A concert not to miss!

But wait, there’s more… Join the Ensemble for lunch at Chiosco di Cam, and why not continue on to ANAM’s Harmonies Du Soir: Festival of French Chamber Music at 1pm! All at Abbotsford Convent.

Circa

Wattleseed Ensemble’s music is an invitation to intimacy; to the rawness of strings and eucalypt forest; to connection. We weave together music of the baroque period together with folk music and contemporary Australian music in a confluence of styles, finding cohesion in the telling of a story. These stories always take us back to our scrappy, beautiful, astonishing Aussie environment.

Formed in 2020 by violist Katie Yap, Wattleseed has performed all over Victoria with Musica Viva Australia, the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival, and the Melbourne Recital Centre (to name a few). In 2023, violinist Meg Cohen joined Katie as co-artistic director, and together they’ve begun education outreach to regional Victoria, and in early 2025 embarked on a tour in South Australia, with a new commission by Jakub Jankowski.

Accessibilità

This is an accessible event for Blind and Low Vision, ESL and Non-english speaking communities.

The Oratory is Wheelchair Accessible, with bathrooms and baby change facilities nearby.