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‘An African American Requiem’ debuts in Texas at TCU

Maestro Damien Geter rehearses with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for “An African American Requiem” Jan. 26, 2023, at the TCU Music Hall. Geter said he composed the piece in 2016 as a response to racial violence. The day before the TCU performance, body cam footage was released showing five police officers beating Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in Memphis.

“An African American Requiem,” a statement to multiple killings of Black Americans, was presented by the Fort Worth Opera on Saturday