Bach and the Bard

Bach and the Bard is an extraordinary opportunity to hear two of the country’s greatest musicians perform live, in our communities, alongside the incomparable music of Shakespeare’s poetry.

Musicians and actors have always been interested in the marriage of music and words. Spoken word sounds like song, and instrumental pieces speak to us as strongly as if they were stories. The Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius said “Music begins where the possibilities of language end."
Bach and the Bard is an hour’s concert that blurs the lines between words and music. It connects the words of Shakespeare to music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Fauré and Max Richter. Presented by cellist Rachel Scott, harpist Genevieve Lang and actors from Sport for Jove, you will be taken on a journey through all types of sound. There will be moments that make you smile, a time in the concert that makes your heart beat slower, words and music that are familiar, and things that will be new.

This promises to be an hour that will stay with you long after the performers leave the stage.

Please note: This venue is restricted to 18+ only