Requiem

Matthew Coleridge - Requiem

Matthew Coleridge’s REQUIEM has become one of the UK’s most popular new choral works. Hailed as a "modern choral classic" by Classic FM, it is a regular fixture in the top 100 of their annual Hall of Fame survey.

Intensely beautiful, deeply moving and irresistably singable, Requiem has captured the hearts of singers and audiences around the world.


Its flexible scoring - ranging from organ accompaniment to full symphony orchestra - make it an approachable and affordable repertoire choice for chamber choirs, choral societies, church choirs, school choirs and vocal consorts.


 Reaches into the soul and lifts it skyward  BBC Music Magazine

Vocal scores

Buy Requiem vocal scores

Requiem can be purchased, hired or download directly from the composer. UK choirs can hire vocal score sets from £2.50 per copy. For all hire enquiries, please email music@matthewcoleridge.com

purchase a single copy:

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UK choirs can buy with bulk discounts and free shipping using the links below. European / North American choirs - please get in touch via email to arrange a bulk discount.



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REQUIEM

  • i. Introit
  • ii. Kyrie
  • iii. Offertory
  • iv. Pie Jesu
  • v. Rex Tremendae
  • vi. Agnus Dei
  • vii. Lacrimosa

Scored for SATB choir (with divisi) and solo cello, with organ accompaniment (plus optional percussion), soprano and baritone soli. Also available for organ and string ensemble, chamber orchestra or full symphonic orchestra.


Duration 30 minutes

Orchestral parts

You can purchase and download PDFs of the orchestral parts through the various options below. For hire sets, please email music@matthewcoleridge.com

For performances of the version for organ, solo cello and optional percussion - the organ part is included in the vocal score. Solo cello and percussion parts can be downloaded here: cello PDF | percussion PDF


String Quintet & Organ

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Instrumentation:
  • solo cello
  • string quintet
  • timpani & percussion (optional; 1 player)
  • organ

String Orchestra & Organ

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Instrumentation:
  • strings (minimum 2.2.2.2.1)
  • solo cello
  • timpani & percussion (1 player)
  • harp (optional)
  • organ

Chamber Orchestra & Organ

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Instrumentation:
  • flute
  • oboe
  • clarinet
  • bassoon
  • french horn
  • timpani
  • percussion
  • harp (optional)
  • organ
  • strings (minimum 2.2.2.2.1)
  • solo cello

Symphony Orchestra

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Instrumentation:
  • 2 Flutes
  • 2 oboes
  • 2 clarinets
  • 2 bassoons
  • 4 horns in F
  • 2 trumpets
  • 3 trombones (2 tenor, 1 bass)
  • tuba
  • timpani
  • percussion (1-2 players)
  • harp
  • organ (optional)
  • strings
  • solo cello
Performances

Performances in 2026

March 7 Requiem in Day with Matthew Coleridge Downing Place URC, Cambridge
March 21 Fakenham Choral Society Fakenham Parish Church, dir. Mark Jones
March 21 Cheltenham Choral Society, dir. Thomas Mottershead Cheltenham
March 28 Farnham and Bourne Choral Society, dir. Ben de Souza Royal Military Chapel, Sandhusrt
March 28 Shrewsbury School Community Choir, dir. Richard Robbins Shrewsbury School
March 28 Brampton Chamber Choir, dir. Simon Mortimer Lanercost Priory, Cumbria
April 11 Devizes Chamber Choir, dir. Shaun Holley Devizes, Wilts
April 18th Salisbury Community Choir, dir. Brian Moles
April 30 Denstone College Choral Society and Chapel Choir, dir. Charlotte Dawson Denstone College, Staffs
June 12 Fulltone Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, dir. Anthony Brown Bath Abbey - tickets here
June 13 Requiem in a Day - Cranborne Choral Cranborne, Kent
June 14 Fulltone Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, dir. Anthony Brown Salisbury City Hall - tickets here
June 20 Cheltenham Choral Society, dir. Thomas Mottershead St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol
June 20 Requiem in a Day with Matthew Coleridge University of Plymouth Choral Society
July 11 Altrincham Choral Society
October 10 Requiem in a Day with Matthew Coleridge Bradford Chorale
October 25 The American Cathedral in Paris, dir. Matthew Coleridge

Performances in 2025

Feb 13 2025 King's School, Gloucester Gloucester Cathedral
Feb 22 Norwich Music group
Mar 23 Marlborough College Choral Society, dir. Adam Meehan-Staines Marlborough College Chapel
Apr 5 Minimus Vocal Ensemble Poznan Fara
Apr 5 Walton Voices, dir. Johnny Kilhams Walton on Thames
Apr 18 New Sussex Singers, dir. Sebastian Charlesworth
Apr 18 Newquay Singers, dir. Neil McClure Portico of Ards
May 10 Requiem in a Day Coventry Cathedral
June 21 Requiem in a Day Wells Cathedral
July 19 Run by Singers, dir. Neil Ferris Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden
July 19 Wymondham Choral Society, dir. Justin Bindley Wymondham Abbey
Sept 4 Requiem in a Day Brecon Cathedral
Sept 8 Coro Lux Nova, dir. Salvatore Spanedda Festival Voci d'Europe, Sardinia
Sept 21 Requiem in a Day St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Sept 28 Quire Voices, dir. Sean Bui Windsor Festival
Oct 4 Requiem 10th Anniversary Sherborne Abbey
Oct 18 Requiem in a Day Southwell Minster
Oct 26 Trinity Church Choir, Boston, dir. Colin Lynch Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 1 Bergen Cathedral Choir, dir. Kjettil Almenning Bremnes Church at Bømlo
Nov 2 Bergen Cathedral Choir, dir. Kjettil Almenning Bergen Cathedral
Nov 2 Koorhuys Project Choir Sint-Jansbasliek, Laren, Netherlands
Nov 2 Trinity United Methodist Church Choir, dir. Linda Camillieri Alexandria, Virginia USA
Nov 8 Veluwse Cantorij Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Nov 8 Choir of Permbroke College Cambridge, dir. Luke Fitzgerald Pembroke College Cambridge
Nov 15 Requiem in a Day Selby Abbey, Yorks
Nov 15 Doncaster Choral Society, dir. Matt Beckingham Priory Place Methodist Church
Nov 15 Ealing Choral Society, dir. Peter Asprey St Barnabas, Ealing
Nov 16 Salford Choral Society, dir. Tom Newall RNCM
Nov 22 Reading Festival Chorus, dir. Greg Hallam Wesley Church, Reading
Nov 23 St Nicolai Vocalis, dir. Christina Hedlund St Nicolai Kyrka, Lidköping, Sweden
Nov 29 Hallam Choral Society, dir. Kate Thornton St Mark's Church, Sheffield

Performances in 2024

January 13 Brockenhurst Choir St Saviour's Church, Brockenhurst
February 10 Requiem in a Day Wakefield Cathedral, Yorkshire
March 7 Godolphin & Latymer School Choirs West London
March 10 University of Warwick Choir and Symphony Orchestra Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre
March 17 Pro Nobis Singers Kendal, Cumbria
March 22 Leweston School Schola Cantorum, Community Choir and Orchestra Leweston School, Dorset
March 23 Wellington Choral Society Wellington, Somerset
March 24 Come and Sing, Palm Sunday Bradford Cathedral, Yorkshire
April 13 Southern Sinfonia Taunton Minster, Somerset
April 20 Requiem in a Day Great Malvern Priory, Worcs
May 11 Requiem in a Day Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff
June 22 Requiem in a Day Gloucester Cathedral
June 30 Requiem in a Day Lancing College Chapel, W Sussex
July 13 Grange Choral Society Christchurch Priory, Dorset
September 22 Omnium Ensemble Merton College, Oxford more info
September 28 Requiem in a Day Wymondham Abbey, Norfolk more info
October 19 Requiem in a Day Beverley Minster, East Yorks more info
October 27 Halmstads Oratoriekör & Stråkorkester Halmstad, Sweden more info
November 3 Christ Church Choir and Chamber Orchestra Christ Church, Alexandra, Virginia, USA more info
November 16 Ilkley & Otley Choral Societies Otley Parish Church, North Yorks more info
November 23 Harrogate Choral Society
David Lawrence (conductor), National Festival Orchestra, Eleonore Cockerham [soprano]
St Wilfrid's Church, Harrogate, North Yorks more info
November St John's, Vancouver
December 7 Leatherhead Choral Society, cond. Ian Assersohn St Paul's Church, Dorking more info
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Reviews

 Reaches into the soul and lifts it skyward    BBC Music Magazine

 What a revelation! Really very beautiful    Alexander Armstrong, Classic FM

 It's not often a new Requiem demands your attention, but this one certainly does    Andrew Marr, Classic FM

 As uplifting and glorious as anything I've ever sung    performance at Selby Abbey, April 2023

 Coleridge's music resembles the sea waves from the album's title photo. Sometimes it hugs you calmly and cradles you, other times it carries you deafeningly into the unknown. It is the prototype for sacred music of the 21st century    Josef Horvat, Hudobny zivot magazine, Slovakia

 A valuable addition to 21st century choral music    Sir Neville Marriner

 A work of exquisite beauty    Music in Portsmouth

 A glorious piece to sing... a lot of us were in tears by the end of it.    Teresa Stubbs, Buckfast Abbey 2019

Choral workshops 2026

Come and sing with one of the UK's most exciting choral composers, Matthew Coleridge

 A great force for good in the choral world  - Alexander Armstrong, Classic FM

Cambridge

Cambridge
Saturday 7th March 2026

Requiem in a Day at Downing Place URC, in aid of Birmingham Children's Hospital



Harrogate

Harrogate
Saturday 25th April 2026

Yorkshire Choral Workshop - in association with Harrogate Choral Society



Christchurch

Christchurch Priory
Saturday 9th May 2026

Come and Sing on the Dorset coast, as we perform Matthew's radiant new cantata The Breath of Life



Brittany

Brittany - Dol de Bretagne Cathedral
Saturday 23rd - Sunday 24th May 2026

Sing in the European premiere of The Breath of Life *** last few places ***



Pershore

Pershore Abbey
Saturday 6th June 2026

Come and sing radiant new cantata The Breath of Life in a beautiful abbey in the Midlands



plymouth

Plymouth Minster
Saturday 20th June 2026

Requiem in a Day - come and sing in association with Plymouth University Choral Society



Halifax

Halifax Minster
Friday 3rd - Saturday 4th July 2026

Come and Sing The Breath of Life with Halifax Choral Society at Halifax Minster Summer Festival



shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Abbey
Saturday 26th September 2026

Sing The Breath of Life with massed Shropshire choirs, hosted by Shrewsbury Choral Society



bradford

Bradford
Saturday 10th October 2026

Requiem in a Day - in association with Bradford Chorale



paris

Paris
Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th October 2026

Requiem weekend in Paris - come and sing at The American Cathedral