First performance of The Gift of Life

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On this day in 2015, The Gift of Life was performed for the first time.

The Gift of Life is a six-movement choral celebration of the living earth and its creation. Setting a variety of sacred texts, including new words by the composer, the work includes the mystical ‘Hymn to the Creator of Light’, for double choir, as its central canticle. The surrounding movements offer a kaleidoscope of moods, from the spirited ‘O all ye works of the Lord’ to the majestic ‘O Lord, how manifold are thy works’ and culminating in the inspirational ‘Believe in life’.

The Gift of Life sheet music is published by Oxford University Press.  A CD of the work is available from our web shop

           

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