Wattleseed Ensemble

10 December 2026

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Classical

Wattleseed Ensemble's music is an invitation to intimacy; to the rawness of bowed strings and eucalypt forest; to connection.

We weave together music of the baroque period 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 2025 embarked on a tour in South Australia, with a new commission by Jakub Jankowski.

Wattleseed Ensemble brings their characteristic mix of early, folk, and contemporary chamber music to Phoenix Central Park. This program offers a juxtaposition of city and wilderness, of the frenetic, often joyful press of humanity with stillness and solitude. Works by Caroline Shaw, Emily Sheppard, and Missy Mazzoli sit alongside Scandinavian and American folk tunes, and an absolute romp of a baroque trio sonata - the La Folia by Antonio Vivaldi. 

They're joined by cellist David Moran, who specialises in contemporary performance.

Featured Performers

  • Katie Yap

    Violin

  • Meg Cohen

    Violin

  • David Moran

    Cellist

Performances

Performances

Thursday 10 December 2026
6:30pm + 8:30pm

Location

Phoenix Central Park
49 O'Connor St, Chippendale

Tickets

Free, by ballot only

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Ballot draw date: Tuesday 1 December 2026

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