Wattleseed Ensemble
Meg Cohen  violin
Katie Yap  viola
David Moran  cello

Hildegard von Bingen   Ave generosa (arr. Donald Nicolson)
J.S. Bach  Selections from the Goldberg Variations
Jakub Jankowski  The Orchid and the Wasp
Missy Mazzoli  Lies You Can Believe In
and a selection of folk tunes from Bulgaria and Scandinavia

A fascinating aspect of music is its capacity to transport us through time. The luminous, ethereal sound world of Hildegard von Bingen is brought to life by her Ave generosa, arranged here by Donald Nicolson. Selections from J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations follow, featuring the immortal aria transformed across a vast universe of variation. Contemporary voices then take the stage, with Jakub Jankowski’s The Orchid and the Wasp and Missy Mazzoli’s Lies You Can Believe In – works combining lyricism with inventive atmospheres. The program concludes with a selection of folk tunes from Bulgaria and Scandinavia.