Geter | Suite from Loving v. Virginia

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ProgramNote

eopera Lovingv.Virginia,commissionedbyVirginiaOperaandeRichmondSymphony,tellstheharrowingstoryof RichardandMildredLoving,aninterracialcouplewhomarriedin1958.AlthoughtheywedinWashington,D.C.,their marriagewasconsideredillegalintheirhomestateofVirginiaatthetime.eircaseultimatelyreachedtheU.S.Supreme Courtin1967,whichruledthatlawsbanninginterracialmarriagewereunconstitutional.

e SuitefromLovingv.Virginia preservestheopera’scentralmusicalthemesanddramaticarc.eseincludethehometheme; themusicofthelaw—encompassingtheSupremeCourt(m.22),theSheriﬀ/Judge(m.194),andthemonotonous“lawchorus” (m.201);aswellasthelovetheme(m.93)andthedreamtheme(m.488).Tome,thelongingforhomeliesattheheartofthe story.esuiteopenswiththehomethemeandfollowsmanywindingpathsandchallengesuntilRichardandMildrednally returnhomeintheend.

Instrumentation

2Flutes

2Oboes(2doublesEnglishHorn)

2ClarinetsinBb

BassClarinetinBb 2Bassoons

4HornsinF 3TrumpetsinC 2Trombones

BassTrombone

Tuba

Timpani

Percussion(3players): Xylophone,Gavel,BassDrum,SnareDrum,Triangle,Gong,Toms, Ratchet,CrashCymbal,Marimba,Glockenspiel,SuspendedCymbal

Strings

Duration:c.20:00

Firstprintingofthisedition,December2025

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CommissionedbytheRichmondSymphony

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Geter: Suite from Loving v. Virginia: JAT-112-036-FS

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