The Breath of Life
The Breath of Life is a joyful and uplifting new cantata by composer Matthew Coleridge. Scored for choir and chamber orchestra, this radiant work draws on sacred texts, hymns and poetry to explore themes of Christianity, spirituality and humanism.
From the shimmering stillness of its opening to its elemental evocation of thunder, vivid echoes of the natural world and warmth of hymn-like praise, the music brims with rhythmic energy, lyrical beauty and emotional depth.
Rooted in the English choral tradition yet refreshingly modern in voice, !e Breath of Life is a piece that encourages both re#ection and celebration. Accessible, deeply moving, and irresistibly singable, it is a work that choirs will want to perform, and audiences will return to again and again.
