New snippet from Requiem for a Lost Generation!
The Confutatis traces a painful emotional arc from internalized hate to soothing support, love, and care from the lesbian community & caregivers who stood against stigma etc.

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Don’t mind the bed hair lol.

When you need to take a break from editing your requiem to get some feels out.

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A little about me, about Requiem for a Lost Generation, and about how you can help this important project that tells the story of and honors those lost in the AIDS crisis.
More info at www.djrodriguezmusic.com

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Excerpt - “Requiem for a Lost Generation”

Libera Me, for lower voices, gives expression to those near the end of life during the height of the epidemic. Their plea is not only spiritual but for release from pain, fear, & heartbreak.

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I’m sharing something very close to my heart: Requiem for a Lost Generation, a choral work honoring those lost during the AIDS crisis.

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The requiem is more than an idea now. I’ve had a first sing-through with volunteer singers (it was exhilarating and terrifying), I’m deep in revisions and listening to what worked, what didn’t, and what the music is asking for next. This part of the process feels exciting, humbling, and important.