Damien Geter Music

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Composer Damien Geter infuses classical music with various styles from the black diaspora to create music that furthers the cause for social justice. | ©️ Rachel Hadiashar Damien Geter is an acclaimed American composer and conductor whose expansive body of work includes chamber, vocal, orchestral, and operatic compositions. Praised for writing “beautifully for voices and elegantly for orchestra” ( The New Yorker), his “emotionally driven” ( Opera ) works are widely hailed for their “skillful vocal writing” ( Wall Street Journal ). A celebrated bass-baritone – “amazing to listen to. Possessed of a rolling, resonant voice even at the lowest register” ( Northwest Reverb ) – his varied credits include performances from the operatic stage to the television screen. Geter serves as Music Director for Portland Opera. The 2026-2027 season features t

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