When Damien Geter wrote An African American Requiem, he wanted to shine a perpetual light on those who lost their lives due to racial violence in America and inspire people to talk about that violent aspect of American life.
“The thing I don’t want to do is always talk about issues that are traumatic because I think Black people are much, much more than the trauma of our history,” Geter said.“I think my favorite part is where it is being performed and the performers do more through their interpretation than I could have ever imagined with my own ear,” Geter said.. Commissioned by Resonance Ensemble and Oregon Symphony, the debut of the work was postponed from 2020 to 2022 because of the pandemic.
In this 20-movement work, Geter fuses the traditional Latin Requiem with Bible verses, contemporary text and elements of jazz, gospel, and spirituals. The work requires a large orchestra, a full chorus, and a solo quartet.. I took a lot of his forms and plugged them into my own,” Geter said. “There are certain movements that have spirituals interwoven in the Latin movements so that’s one way to tap into our history.
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