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James Adler's Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem in San Francisco

Apr. 01, 2006

Focusing on one of the greatest challenges of our—or any—time, the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus and Orchestra gives the West Coast premiere of James Adler’s Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem on April 30. As an issue with such a broad-based, global impact, HIV/AIDS is also met with very personal reflections on the tragic disease in Memento mori. Adler sees the work’s creation as a personal necessity, remarking that “having lost so many friends, colleagues, and loved ones, I had to do something. And I had to do it musically.” Conductor Joseph Jennings adds “[the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus and Orchestra] will perform this work to remind people that AIDS is still with us, and we are ALL affected."

Loosely based on the Roman Catholic requiem, Memento mori’s nine movements draw from English, Hebrew, and Latin texts with poetry by Quentin Crisp and William Weaver. Adler dedicates it “as a remembrance and tribute to our loved ones.”

The Golden Gate Men's Chorus and Orchestra gives the West Coast premiere of James Adler’s Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem on Sunday, April 30 at 4 pm at the Mission Dolores Basilica in San Francisco.

For further information on James Adler and his music, please click here. For more on the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus and Orchestra’s performance of Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem, please visit www.ggmc.org.

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