The Cumnock Hour
Conversation with poet Michael Symmons Roberts and James MacMillan
Friday 6th October 2023 4pm
Dumfries Arms Hotel
In collaboration with Boswell Book Festival, English poet Michael Symmons Roberts and his composer collaborator James MacMillan talk about their existing work together and their plans for the future. The two men have worked closely together since the early 1990s. Symmons Roberts has provided libretti for a number of MacMillan’s operas and music theatre pieces, and they continue to make plans for future work together. The new songs heard in Danielle de Niese’s opening recital on Thursday evening in Cumnock Old Church are settings from the poet’s Drysalter collection. These may be the beginnings of a new cycle.
Event information
4pm on Friday 6th October 2023
Approx running time 1 hour, no interval
Tickets
Full price: £7.50
Local Residents, Students and Under 26s: £6
Unwaged and Under 18s: £5
Dumfries Arms Hotel
Glaisnock St, KA18 1BY
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