Cellist Rachel Scott and SFJ’s Damien Ryan lead a team of extraordinary musicians and actors on a brand new transformative musical journey through Shakespeare.

Summer Season just got even better! Sport for Jove are excited to announce the return of the hugely popular BACH AND THE BARD – an exclusive Summer Season event, not to be missed!

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-long concert that blurs the lines of expression between words and music. It connects the words of Shakespeare to music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Fauré and Max Richter. Presented by cellist Rachel Scott, brilliant percussionist Ben Sibson 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 heartbeat 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

The venue for this event is at Bella Vista Farm, Elizabeth Macarthur Dr, Bella Vista

Visit the Sport for Jove website to find out more

Information about Bella Vista Farm

This event will be performed in the shed, next to the farm house.
Please make sure to arrive well in advance of the performance start time. Gates open 30 minutes prior to performance.

Plastic seating will be provided for your convenience.

Where to find Bella Vista Farm

Elizabeth Macarthur Dr, Bella Vista

The entrance to the farm is located on Elizabeth MacArthur Drive, off Norwest Blvd, Bella Vista.

Bella Vista Farm Website
Telephone: 1300 426 654
Email: venues@thehills.nsw.gov.au

Getting to Bella Vista Farm

Parking is free and available onsite and road marshals are there to guide you in the right direction.

Tickets and QR code check ins will be done at the entry through the farm gates, and there is a short stroll before reaching the beautiful farmhouse and theatre stage.

Accessibility

In English.

Wheelchair accessible.

Companion Card accepted.

Additional Ticketing Information

$7.95 Transaction Fee applies.

The authorised ticket agency for this event is Riverside Theatres.

Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency, you risk that these tickets are fake, void, or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies.

Prices are correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection. Children aged 0-18 months at the time of a performance may be seated on an adult’s lap free of charge. A valid ticket is required for all children over 18 months.

For more details, please refer to our Terms and Conditions.