Hey folks! My name is Damien Geter, and I am a composer, conductor, and sometimes singer based in Chicago, and I’m starting a podcast called ARTillery! The purpose of ARTillery is to discuss how artists have used their work to fight against, or respond to oppressive regimes or systems that plagued their countries, their culture, and/or our universal global society.
Music in the trailer: Symphony No. 1, The Justice Symphony by Damien Geter
Andrew Munn, bass, talks about his project postWinterreise, a reimagining of Schubert's celebrated song cycle seen through a climate crisis perspective.
https://www.andrewrobertmunn.com/
https://www.bso.org/profiles/andrew-munn
3 Jan 2026
Gregory Spears: Fellow Travelers
Composer Gregory Spears discusses his music and the 10th anniversary tour of his opera, Fellow Travelers, in an interview with the host.
8 Nov 2025
Green Room: Whom Shall I Fear? And Free Speech
Entertainment lawyer Ari Solotoff breaks down the 1st amendment, while Afton Battle discusses fears and changes at Opera America with Kiki Konvos and Karen Slack in this interview episode.
27 Sept 2025
Aminata Sei: The Universe Calls Me Daughter
Writer Aminata Sei discusses her artistic journey across memoirs, poetry, and musical texts, highlighting the universe's influence on her creative development in this interview.
31 Aug 2025
Green Room: To Stay and Play, or Walk Away
Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya and soprano Karen Slack share insights on artistic commitment and performance choices during the Kennedy Center's takeover.
24 Jul 2025
Okpebholo: Songs in Flight
Composer Shawn Okpebholo discusses his song cycle, Songs in Flight, which uses the Freedom on the Move database to give voice to dehumanizing records of runaway enslaved individuals in this interview.
1 Jul 2025
The Green Room: The NEA and the "Friday Night Massacre"
Composer Rob Deemer discusses the NEA fallout with Timothy Nelson and Darrell Grant, exploring the losses and gains experienced by artists, including Marilyn Keller, Onry, and Damien Geter, in this interview episode.
25 May 2025
She Who Dared
Composer Jasmine Barnes and Librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton discuss their opera, *She Who Dared*, and their collaborative process in this interview.
19 Apr 2025
Loving v. Virginia, the opera
In episode 1 of ARTillery, hear me talk with Jessica Murphy Moo about our opera Loving v. Virginia, a co-commission with Virginia Opera and The Richmond Symphony. Included are clips from the opera and a chance to hear us talk about our collaboration and what this work means to us.
11 Apr 2025
ARTillery - Trailer
Hey folks! My name is Damien Geter, and I am a composer, conductor, and sometimes singer based in Chicago, and I’m starting a podcast called ARTillery! The purpose of ARTillery is to discuss how artists have used their work to fight against, or respond to oppressive regimes or systems that plagued their countries, their culture, and/or our universal global society. Each episode will revolve around a musician, painter, poet, visual artist, an actor, a movement, who was fearless enough to stand up to those in charge; to those who tilt the scale towards injustice, We’re talking about artists who use the power of their ARTillery to enter the war for basic rights and basic liberties, artists who aren’t afraid to jump the hurdles in the pursuit of happiness - think Shostakovich/Stalin, or Nina Simone/Jim Crow…You may even hear a little about what I’m working on. I hope you will join me. And remember….
Art is a weapon. We must sharpen our ARTillery!
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Gregory Spears
Ari Solotoff
Afton Battle
Kiki Konvos
Karen Slack
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