DAMIEN GETER

Composer | Bass-Baritone | Conductor

Composer-in-Residence for the Richmond Symphony through the 2024-25 season.

 
 
Photo by Rachel Hadiashar

Photo by Rachel Hadiashar

When he steps onto the podium, Geter will become the first Black conductor in the Fort Worth Opera’s 76-year history.
— 5 NBC News
Skillful vocal writing…
— Wall Street Journal
Geter’s sound palette is very much his own distinct voice, and invigoratingly fresh
— Opera Today
 
If I had but one word to sum up composer and bass-baritone Damien Geter…. I’ll go with ‘major.’
— Washington Post
A new work for a full symphony and chorus, ‘An African-American Requiem’ was acclaimed last year at the Kennedy Center. Now the composer-conductor will lead its ‘red state’ premiere.
— The Dallas Morning News
 

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