Moving story of composer Stephen Edwards and the loss of his beloved mother-he writes a Requiem and it premiers in Rome.

'Requiem For My Mother' is the story of film composer Stephen Edwards' journey of the loss of his mother and main musical influence Rosalie Edwards. As she is suffering and dying from ovarian cancer, Stephen undertakes the most challenging commission of his life. Immediately he channels all of his anger, passion, sadness, loss and hope for the future into a new major choral work that he gets invited to present in Vatican City at a noted music festival there. As the story of Stephen's life and upbringing unfolds, the challenge of writing and presenting the Requiem with an amateur chorus at one of the world's most famous music festivals will inspire and entertain audiences worldwide. Will this group of over 200 singers and 50 orchestra be up the challenge?

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Cast & Crew

Director: Stephen Edwards and David Haugland

Additional Details

Label: MVD VISUAL

Genre: Documentary

Language: English

Run Time: 57 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 07/06/21

UPC: 860014004094