Requiem for a Lost Generation: A New Choral Requiem

A project in Chicago, IL by D.J. Rodriguez
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Status: Active

A choral requiem honoring those lost to the AIDS crisis. Help bring this evening of remembrance to life.
Classical Music
Backers: 96
Average Daily Pledges: $204
Average Pledge Per Backer: $121

Funding: $11,630 of $10,000
Dates: Mar 3rd -> May 2nd (60 days)
Project By: D.J. Rodriguez
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Latest News

We did it!!! Thank you!!

April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it!!!! Thank you so much!!!! We still have a week left. If you still want to support to make it easier to make this happen please feel free to pledge and share. We can pay for singer! I’ll keep updating you but save Dec 1st (World AIDS Day)... (Read More)

Excerpt from the Lacrimosa

April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
The Lacrimosa speaks to profound grief: the tears of partners, friends, and chosen families; the exhaustion of caregivers; and the heartbreak of clinicians facing a disease that once felt unstoppable. As losses mounted and indifference persisted,... (Read More)

A Contact Book Full of Crossed Out Names

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
44% Funded. Thank You. I want to start by saying what I should have said more loudly from the beginning: thank you. Every single one of you who backed this project made that number possible, and I am genuinely moved by your support. I want to share... (Read More)

Another excerpt for those who haven't seen them yet.

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
With the excitement of launch day I wanted to share some more bits of the Requiem here to ensure that backers get to hear previews.  Confutatis excerpt from “Requiem for a Lost Generation”The driving, intense lines of the Confutatis reflect the... (Read More)

Libera Me excerpt from “Requiem for a Lost Generation”

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
The Libera Me, written for lower voices, gives expression to those near the end of life during the height of the epidemic. Their plea is not only for spiritual deliverance but for release from physical suffering, fear, and heartbreak.  (Read More)

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