Damien Geter's An African American Requiem
Schedule
Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts | Richmond, VA
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An African American RequiemJanuary 18, 2026
Doors: 1:30 PM
Start Time: 3:00 PM
In composing his epic, moving Requiem, Damien Geter was inspired by those composed earlier by Mozart, Berlioz, Brahms, and especially Verdi. Within the traditional Latin text, Geter’s Requiem weaves the words of victims of lynching and of those who dared speak out. “A Requiem memorializes a person,” Geter has stated. “We need to memorialize these folks in some way, to keep their names alive. And this is the way I choose to honor them.”
Kazem Abdullah, conductor
Brandie Sutton, soprano
Leah Dexter, mezzo-soprano
Bernard Holcomb, tenor
Kenneth Overton, baritone
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Damien Geter
An African American Requiem
Free pre-concert talk at 2:00pm.
Purchase Tickets: hive.co/l/anafricanamericanrequiem
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Where is it happening?
Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA 23219-1891, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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