Gregory Spears: Fellow Travelers

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 …

Composer Shawn Okpebholo talks about his song cycle, Songs in Flight, which was released on Cedille Records on Feb. 14, 2025. Shawn notes: In 2021, I received a call from Martha Guth, celebrated soprano and co-director of Sparks & Wiry Cries. She spoke passionately about the Freedom on the Move…

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.

Composer Jasmine Barnes, and Librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton talk about their latest opera, She Who Dared, as well as their collaboration, and how they stay in the game. A commission for American Lyric Theatre, She Who Dared premiered on June 3, 2025 in Chicago as presented by Chicago Opera Thea…