Composed by James Adler Performed by the AmorArtis Chorale & Orchestra, Victoria Livengood, mezzo, Jane Dutton, soprano, Maire O’Brien, soprano, Steve Huffines, baritone, Neil Farrell, tenor, Johannes Somary, conductor
Memento Mori is an oratorio for soloists, men’s chorus and chamber orchestra; a requiem dedicated to those who have succumbed to AIDS. The work combines traditional English, Hebrew, and Latin texts with original prose and poetry by Quentin Crisp, Philip Justin Smith, Denise Stokes, and Bill Weaver. The work was commissioned by and premiered by the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus and has since been performed worldwide.
- Requiem aeternam; Now I am Dead (poetry by Quentin Crisp)
Victoria Livengood, mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra - Dies irae
Chorus and orchestra - Yizkor (Remembrance)
Steve Huffines, baritone, chorus, flute, piano, and double bass - The Wounded (Ingemisco; poetry by Quentin Crisp)
Victoria LIvengood, mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra - Lacrymosa (Text by Philip Justin Smith)
Steve Huffines, baritone, chorus, and orchestra - Sanctus • Holy • Kadosh
Maire O’Brien, soprano, chorus, and orchestra - Pie Jesu
Victoria Livengood, mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra - Lux aeterna (Words by Denise Stokes)
Neil Farrell, tenor, chorus, and orchestra - Survival (Poetry by Bill Weaver)
Chorus and orchestra
