The Breath of Life

Featuring a new cantata by Matthew Coleridge
Lucis
Sat 27 Jun ’26 19:30 - 21:30
Sat 27 Jun ’26
19:30 - 21:30
  • Sat 27 Jun ’26
    Doors open
    19:00
    Start
    19:30
    Approx. end
    21:30
    Malmesbury Abbey, SN16 0AA
  • Tickets £26.50 / £11.50 U18s and U16s free (inc. ticket and order* fees)

*all orders subject to a £1.50 processing fee

Lucis returns with a rich and varied programme centred on the music of Matthew Coleridge, featuring his new cantata The Breath of Life alongside the world premiere of Hymn of Man, and a new commission setting words by Kahlil Gibran. Together, these works form a powerful and reflective core, exploring humanity, stillness, and connection.

Around them sits a vibrant mix of contemporary choral writing, from the rhythmic energy of Kevin Padworski’s Hands - driven by body percussion and shifting metre - to the lyrical setting of She Walks in Beauty by Tim Snowden. George Dousis’ Annabel Lee, inspired by the poem of Edgar Allan Poe, brings a darker, atmospheric contrast with soprano and marimba, while music by Dan Forrest and Ola Gjeilo adds warmth and light. The programme also features a reflective arrangement of To Zanarkand from the hit video game Final Fantasy X and an original work by Francis Faux.

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