Poetry and Music: Sean O'Brien and John Green

Schedule

Thu Sep 25 2025 at 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Hexham Abbey | Hexham, EN

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Poet Sean O’Brien performs the evocative and rarely heard 20th century poetry masterpiece, 'Briggflatts' by Basil Bunting. The poems are interspersed with music by Domenico Scarlatti played on the harpsichord by John Green, a former Director of Music at the Abbey.
Great Hall, Hexham Abbey
£15 / £5 children & students / all unreserved

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Hexham Abbey, 19 Market Place, Hexham, NE46 3NX, United Kingdom

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