The Breath of Life

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Label
Convivium Records
Release Date
March 20, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Matthew Coleridge
    • PERFORMER
      The Choir of Royal Holloway, Southern Sinfonia
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 20, 2026
    • UPC
      726436300148
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CVI116
    • LABEL
      Convivium Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. Rejoice in God, O Ye Tongues

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway, Southern Sinfonia

      Performer: Simon Earl

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    2. Benedicite

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway, Southern Sinfonia

      Performer: Simon Earl

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    3. Arise, the Breath, the Life

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway, Southern Sinfonia

      Performer: Simon Earl

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    4. Awake, My Glory

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway, Southern Sinfonia

      Performer: Simon Earl

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    5. Praise God, from Whom all Blessings Flow

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway, Southern Sinfonia

      Performer: Simon Earl

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    6. For Thunder is the Voice of God

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway, Southern Sinfonia

      Performer: Simon Earl

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    7. These Great Trees are Prayers

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway, Southern Sinfonia

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Simon Earl

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    8. The Breath of Life is in the Sunlight

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway, Southern Sinfonia

      Performer: Simon Earl

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    9. In Paradisum

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway

      Performer: Lucy Mitten, Maxim Calver

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    10. The Heart's Affections

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway

      Performer: Maxim Calver

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    11. Take him, Earth, for Cherishing

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway

      Performer: Maxim Calver

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    12. No. 1. In Your Light, I Learn how to Love

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    13. No. 2. A Thousand Windows

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway

      Conductor: Rupert Gough

    14. No. 3. Where Shadow Chases Light

      Composer: Matthew Coleridge

      Ensemble: The Choir of Royal Holloway

      Conductor: Rupert Gough


Both a celebration of life and a deeply spiritual reflection, The Breath of Life is Matthew Coleridge's radiant follow-up to his acclaimed Requiem. "I wanted to write something full of life and positivity," Coleridge explains, "something that would scream joy, vitality, and rhythm - quite the opposite of a Requiem." Though inspired by sacred traditions, The Breath of Life is a vibrant cantata for choir and orchestra that explores human wonder, nature, and the divine across a tapestry of texts from psalms and hymns to the writings of mystics and scientists.