Born in Petersburg and growing up in Chesterfield, composer Damien Geter said he was surrounded by music.
“It’s always been around as long as I can remember. My grandmother lived with us, and she played piano and organ in the house,” Geter said. “My mother sang, and my dad had a bunch of records and as I got older, I discovered this was becoming a passion of mine.”
That early influence has allowed Geter to flourish in the opera and classical music world. You may remember his name from Loving v. Virginia, an original, full length operatic retelling of the forbidden love that led to the U.S. Supreme Court ending laws against interracial marriage…