Cellist Rachel Scott is bringing together work from two titans of literature and music.
During the COVID lockdowns, when cellist Rachel Scott was allowed only one visitor at a time, she streamed monthly duets she made with other instrumentalists. Looking for a little more variety, she decided to incorporate spoken word and approached actor Damien Ryan, artistic director of Sport for Jove theatre company, to deliver Shakespeare pieces alternating with the sonorous voice of her 1750 cello playing Bach.
The cello’s sound is the closest of any instrument to the human voice, and Scott has always relished working with voices.
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