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Requiem For My Mother

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1 Requiem Aeternam
2 Kyrie
3 Gradual & Tract
4 Dies Irae
5 Offertory
6 Sanctus
7 Pie Jesu
8 Agnus Dei
9 Communion
10 Libera Mei
11 In Paradisum
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Requiem For My Mother by acclaimed composer Stephen Edwards was a ground breaking event, staged in one of the most beautiful and sacred places in the world, the Basilica of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Rome. Featuring the 160-voice Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus, including their 60-member children's choir, and the 50 piece City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Candace Wicke, the 11-movement work commemorates Edwards mother, and her influence on him – both personally and professionally – from his first music lessons as a child to his career as a professional film score composer. "I wrote Requiem For My Mother as a remembrance for my mother, Rosalie Edwards, whose passion for music transformed my life and was my constant inspiration. I began the Requiem as a way of dealing with my deep sense of loss at my mother's death in 2006" Edwards said. Requiem earned high praise from acclaimed composer John Williams, who calls the work "heart-felt and honest," and "a touching tribute to a Mother from a loving son."

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  • Stephen Edwards - Requiem For My Mother feature on Radio Purdue: WBAA
    Posted At: September 6, 2017 12:00 AM

    We remember and keep in mind people we hold dear. Memorials these days can be online, as well as landmark objects, or art objects. There are sculptures, statues, fountains, and even entire parks! We'll hear an audio memorial from composer Stephen Edwards on today's What's New. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; min-...
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  • Stephen Edwards interview with 'New Classical Tracks'
    Posted At: August 23, 2017 12:00 AM

    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} span.s1 {text-decoration: underline} New Classical Tracks is a Syndicated Feature airing Nationally on Classical 24 & Statewide on Minnesota Public Radio. Listen to Julie Amacher's Feature with Stephen Edwards. transcript - The greatest thing about being a film composer, says Stephen Edwards, is doing something different ever...
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  • Stephen Edwards interview with WGTE - Toledo
    Posted At: August 2, 2017 12:00 AM

    Requiem For My Mother by acclaimed composer Stephen Edwards was a ground breaking event, staged in one of the most beautiful and sacred places in the world, the Basilica of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Rome. Featuring the 160-voice Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus, including their 60-member children's choir, and the 50 piece City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Candace W...
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  • Stephen Edwards interview with Classical IPR
    Posted At: July 13, 2017 12:00 AM

    Stephen Edwards is best known for his work as a film composer. When his mother passed away in 2006, he composed a Requiem mass in her memory. "Requiem for My Mother" is now commercially available for the first time. Edwards recently spoke with Classical IPR's Amanda Sewell about the compositional process for the piece, what his mother thought of his compositions, and why his time as a camper at Interloch...
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  • Stephen Edwards - Requiem For My Mother is Classical IPR's 'New Release of the Week'
    Posted At: July 10, 2017 12:00 AM

    Each week, Classical IPR showcases a recent release that we think our listeners will enjoy. Stay up to date on the latest classical albums of interest.  When his mother Rosalie Saverio Edwards passed away in 2006, composer Stephen Edwards composed a Requiem mass in her honor.  Rosalie Edwards was a teacher, composer, flutist, and choral director, and she encouraged all of her children to st...
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  • Stephen Edwards interview with 88.9 Classical IdeaStation - WCVE
    Posted At: July 9, 2017 12:00 AM

    Stephen Edwards is best known in Hollywood as one of today's most in-demand film and television composers. "Requiem For My Mother" is his 11-movement major choral work written by composer Stephen Edwards to commemorate his mother's influence on him, both personally and professionally. He explains, "I began the Requiem as a way of dealing with my deep sense of loss at my mother's death in 200...
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  • Stephen Edwards interview with 89.3 Classical WQED - Pittsburgh
    Posted At: June 27, 2017 12:00 AM

    Requiem For My Mother by acclaimed composer Stephen Edwards was a ground breaking event and album. Staged in one of the most beautiful and sacred places in the world, the Basilica of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Rome, the recording features the 160-voice Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus, including their 60-member children's choir, and the 50 piece City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, under the dire...
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  • Stephen Edwards honors his mother Rosalie Edwards in radio day
    Posted At: June 22, 2017 12:00 AM

    Requiem For My Mother by acclaimed composer Stephen Edwards was a ground breaking event, staged in one of the most beautiful and sacred places in the world, the Basilica of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Rome. Featuring the 160-voice Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus, including their 60-member children's choir, and the 50 piece City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Candace W...
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  • Stephen Edwards - Requiem For My Mother is KDFC: Download of the Week
    Posted At: June 21, 2017 12:00 AM

    American composer Stephen Edwards works primarily in film and television (Dallas Buyers Club, Supernatural, The Meddler), but the death of his love for his mother provided the impetus for a major new Requiem. A ground breaking event, staged in one of the most beautiful and sacred places in the world, the Basilica of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Rome, the Requiem For My Mother concert production fe...
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  • Stephen Edwards - Requiem For My Mother airs on Kentucky Public TV
    Posted At: May 24, 2017 12:00 AM

    Requiem For My Mother by acclaimed composer Stephen Edwards was a ground breaking event, staged in one of the most beautiful and sacred places in the world, the Basilica of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Rome. Featuring the 160-voice Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus, including their 60-member children's choir, and the 50 piece City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Candace W...
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  • Hollywood composer and Ann Arbor native turns grief into requiem for his mom / Michigan Radio
    Posted At: May 12, 2017 12:00 AM

    Ann Arbor native and Hollywood composer Stephen Edwards owes his successful career of creating scores for movies and TV to his mother, Rosalie Edwards. She was a well-schooled musician trained at the University of Michigan, so Stephen was immersed in music from a very young age. "In my house, it was basically, from square one, day one, we were musicians," Edwards said. "We had music around. We listened t...
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  • New documentary chronicles Stephen Edwards tribute to his mother / WOSU Public Media
    Posted At: May 11, 2017 12:00 AM

    Veteran Hollywood composer Stephen Edwards has seen a lot of drama, death and destruction on the silver screen but, until his mother passed away, he had experienced very little of it in his own life. "I was kind of left not knowing what to do with myself," Edwards said in a recent phone interview. "It was a feeling of helplessness, like I couldn't do anything to bring her back, and I couldn't do anything...
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  • Stephen Edwards - Requiem For My Mother podcast
    Posted At: May 6, 2017 12:00 AM

    Requiem For My Mother by acclaimed composer Stephen Edwards was a ground breaking event, staged in one of the most beautiful and sacred places in the world, the Basilica of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Rome. Featuring the 160-voice Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus, including their 60-member children's choir, and the 50 piece City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Candace Wicke,...
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