My mother has already told us which one piece of special music she wants at her memorial service. It will be a memorial, not funeral, as her body will be going to the University of Kansas Medical school. Mom wants the soprano solo “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” from Handel’s Messiah.
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What music would you commemorate a loved one’s death with?
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I’ve been asking myself that for a few weeks. I lost a friend last month, and we’re trying to do a benefit show to raise money for a scholarship in her name. I want to perform and I’m trying to be appropriate without being too depressing. I guess at some point I’ll need to ask her family about her favorite songs.
If we make this happen, I think I want to play “I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to Be Free,” “Let it Be,” and “I Shall Be Released,” plus something of my own. I have no idea what I’d want played at a funeral event for myself, although I suspect “I Wish I Knew” would be on that list- it’s my favorite song.