About Rachel Scott
Rachel Scott is known for her unconventionality – in programming, choice of artists, hair style, venue choices and delivery in concerts. As artistic director of 'Bach in the Dark' she's worked with all sorts of musicians, singers, poets, actors and visual artists. Under the ‘Bach in the Dark’ label she has released five CDs, the latest being all of Martin Wesley-Smith’s music for solo cello. Rachel studied with David Pereira in Canberra and Robert Cohen in London. She has played as a soloist and chamber musician in the United Kingdom, Serbia, Albania, Finland, Hungary, Germany and Australia. Rachel’s role as education manager for the Australian Children’s Music Foundation (ACMF) means that she continues to provide underprivileged children with ongoing access to a quality music experience in the classroom, often training teachers as well. Rachel has also spent considerable time in East Timor as part of Mary McKillop International for whom she trained music teachers with the goal of independent delivery of music in primary schools in Dili and throughout Timor.

About Duo Agostino
Raffaele and Janet Agostino have been active in the Sydney Classical Guitar scene over the last four decades, beginning with the founding of the Sydney Guitar Quartet in 1981, a group that performed extensively for a period of over 10 years and was the first ensemble of its kind in Australia. In 1996, they formed the Sydney Guitar Trio with fellow guitarist and composer Richard Charlton. The Trio has featured at five Darwin International Guitar festivals, Taranaki NZ Guitar Summer School and the Adelaide International Guitar Festival. Raffaele and Janet share a strong interest in the development of the guitar as an ensemble instrument and they have taught and performed in Argentina, Italy, the UK, Vietnam, New Zealand and the USA. Together with colleagues Richard Charlton and Christopher Keane, Raffaele and Janet have been the driving force behind the Classical Guitar Society’s annual Summer School for the past 30 years. Janet has completed a PhD at UNSW researching transcriptions for guitar ensembles. Raffaele and Janet play guitars by Australian luthier Greg Smallman and Sons and baritone guitar (2019) by Graham Caldersmith.