Bach in the Dark in June

Bach in the Dark in June

Cellist Rachel Scott presents the second concert in the 2012 series of Bach in the Dark  in mid-June. The unusual Sydney venue for these concerts is the crypt of St James’ Church in King Street. This intimate space with its low ceiling and gently reverberant acoustic complements the sound of the cello, the repertoire and the other instruments…

A cello and two guitars

A cello and two guitars

“Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save  perhaps two.” -Fredric Chopin Chopin may well have approved of the next series  of Bach in the Dark concerts.  They feature not just  two guitars, but another of his favourite instruments, the cello.  Chopin composed just 4 sonatas. Three were for the piano and the  4th was…

Bach in the Dark returns

As the days get longer, cellist Rachel Scott takes us once again into the atmospheric underworld of “Bach in the Dark”. In this round of concerts she joins forces with Rachel Tolmie who performs on the cor anglais. There isn’t much original repertoire for this mix of instruments and both Scott and Tolmie have been…