Music is most powerful when it starts a conversation. 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.
“I think music has a very important role in opening up conversations with folks who may have differing points of view in a way that just being on a panel doesn’t,” Geter said. “When you write a piece of music and you have something to say,…
