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Requiem for a Lost Generation is a new ~ 30-minute choral work that honors and remembers those lost during the AIDS crisis. Set using the structure of the traditional Latin Requiem Mass, the piece traces the arc of the epidemic through nine movements— moving from liberation and sudden fear to grief, activism, compassion, and hope. At a time when sacred ritual was often denied to queer people, the work reclaims the Requiem as an act of witness and healing. By weaving together liturgical form, remembrance, and lived LGBTQ+ experience, the piece transforms historic ritual into a space where a generation is neither silenced nor forgotten.
Requiem for a Lost Generation is moving toward its first performance. A Kickstarter campaign supporting its premiere and recording will launch soon, and those who wish to be part of bringing this work into the world are invited to join the mailing list for updates and opportunities to support the project.
Libera Me excerpt from “Requiem for a Lost Generation”
Libera Me excerpt from “Requiem for a Lost Generation”
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.
Confutatis excerpt from “Requiem for a Lost Generation”
Confutatis excerpt from “Requiem for a Lost Generation”
The driving, intense lines of the Confutatis reflect the crushing weight of internalized shame . The echoes of judgment that convinced so many they were unworthy or abandoned. The gentle, luminous passages honor the compassion that emerged in the darkest moments: the lesbian caregivers, medical professionals who risked stigma, and every ally who chose love when the world did not.
Sanctus excerpt from “Requiem for a Lost Generation”
Sanctus excerpt from “Requiem for a Lost Generation”
In this Sanctus, the Osanna becomes an act of resistance.
Driven by the spirit of ACT UP, it celebrates collective power while acknowledging how fragile and compromised hope often was.
Agnus Dei excerpt from “Requiem for a Lost Generation”
Agnus Dei excerpt from “Requiem for a Lost Generation”
A prayer for peace. A cry for justice.
The Agnus Dei from Requiem for a Lost Generation brings together soprano soloist and treble choir in a luminous, aching dialogue of lament, hope, and moral reckoning. It asks for comfort for those we lost, and accountability from a world that turned away when compassion was needed most.
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