‎Paulus, S.: To Be Certain of the Dawn [Oratorio] by John Tessier — Apple Music Classical

Pt. I: Renewal: Sh'ma Yisrael! (cantor)

Christina Baldwin, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Philip Cokorinos, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Osmo Vänskä, Elizabeth Futral, John Tessier, Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Boychoir, Barry Abelson

2:56

Pt. I: Renewal: Teshuvah (soprano, tenor, chorus)

Basilica Cathedral Choir, Philip Cokorinos, John Tessier, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Osmo Vänskä, Elizabeth Futral, Minnesota Orchestra, Barry Abelson, Christina Baldwin, Minnesota Boychoir

4:21

Pt. I: Renewal: First Blessing (children's chorus)

Philip Cokorinos, John Tessier, Barry Abelson, Minnesota Orchestra, Elizabeth Futral, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Christina Baldwin, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Boychoir

2:52

Pt. I: Renewal: Kingdom of Night (cantor, children's chorus, chorus)

Basilica Cathedral Choir, Christina Baldwin, Barry Abelson, John Tessier, Minnesota Boychoir, Philip Cokorinos, Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Osmo Vänskä, Elizabeth Futral

4:36

Pt. I: Renewal: V'a Havta Le Reacha Kamocha (cantor)

Osmo Vänskä, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Philip Cokorinos, Barry Abelson, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Minnesota Orchestra, John Tessier, Christina Baldwin, Elizabeth Futral, Minnesota Boychoir

1:57

Pt. II: Remembrance: 2 Little Girls in the Street (soprano, mezzo-soprano, chorus)

Minnesota Chorale, Christina Baldwin, Cathedral Choristers, Minnesota Orchestra, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Minnesota Boychoir, Barry Abelson, John Tessier, Osmo Vänskä, Philip Cokorinos, Elizabeth Futral

3:50

Pt. II: Remembrance: Second Blessing (children's chorus)

Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Elizabeth Futral, Barry Abelson, Christina Baldwin, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Philip Cokorinos, Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra, John Tessier, Minnesota Boychoir

1:22

Pt. II: Remembrance: Where Was the Light? (chorus)

Basilica Cathedral Choir, Philip Cokorinos, John Tessier, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Osmo Vänskä, Elizabeth Futral, Minnesota Orchestra, Barry Abelson, Christina Baldwin, Minnesota Boychoir

1:09

Pt. II: Remembrance: Old Man, Young Man (tenor, baritone, chorus)

Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Philip Cokorinos, Basilica Cathedral Choir, John Tessier, Elizabeth Futral, Osmo Vänskä, Barry Abelson, Christina Baldwin, Minnesota Boychoir, Minnesota Orchestra

4:16

Pt. II: Remembrance: Third Blessing (soprano, children's chorus)

Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Elizabeth Futral, Osmo Vänskä, Barry Abelson, Minnesota Orchestra, Christina Baldwin, Philip Cokorinos, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Minnesota Boychoir, John Tessier

1:15

Pt. II: Remembrance: This We Ask of You (chorus)

Elizabeth Futral, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Barry Abelson, John Tessier, Philip Cokorinos, Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, Christina Baldwin, Minnesota Boychoir

1:00

Pt. II: Remembrance: Du sollst deinen Nachsten lieben wie dich selbst (cantor, chorus)

Minnesota Orchestra, Philip Cokorinos, Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Boychoir, Elizabeth Futral, John Tessier, Christina Baldwin, Barry Abelson, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers

1:48

Pt. II: Remembrance: 3 Coats (mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus)

Barry Abelson, Christina Baldwin, Basilica Cathedral Choir, John Tessier, Philip Cokorinos, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, Elizabeth Futral, Minnesota Boychoir

2:05

Pt. II: Remembrance: Fourth Blessing (children's chorus)

Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Minnesota Chorale, Philip Cokorinos, Cathedral Choristers, Christina Baldwin, John Tessier, Elizabeth Futral, Barry Abelson, Minnesota Boychoir

1:54

Pt. II: Remembrance: Breathe in Us, Spirit of God (tenor, baritone, chorus)

Elizabeth Futral, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Barry Abelson, Philip Cokorinos, Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Christina Baldwin, John Tessier, Minnesota Boychoir

2:42

Pt. II: Remembrance: Boy reading (baritone, chorus)

Elizabeth Futral, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Minnesota Orchestra, Philip Cokorinos, Minnesota Boychoir, Osmo Vänskä, Barry Abelson, John Tessier, Christina Baldwin

2:48

Pt. II: Remembrance: Interlude. Veil of Tears

Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, John Tessier, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Minnesota Boychoir, Minnesota Orchestra, Elizabeth Futral, Christina Baldwin, Osmo Vänskä, Philip Cokorinos, Barry Abelson

3:42

Pt. II: Remembrance: Hymn to the Eternal Flame (soprano, children's chorus, chorus)

Philip Cokorinos, John Tessier, Barry Abelson, Christina Baldwin, Elizabeth Futral, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Boychoir, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Osmo Vänskä

2:27

Pt. III: Visions: B'Tselem Elohim (soloists, children's chorus, chorus)

Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Barry Abelson, Christina Baldwin, Minnesota Boychoir, Elizabeth Futral, John Tessier, Philip Cokorinos, Basilica Cathedral Choir

6:28

Pt. III: Visions: Voices of Survivors (soloists)

Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, John Tessier, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Osmo Vänskä, Philip Cokorinos, Elizabeth Futral, Christina Baldwin, Barry Abelson, Minnesota Boychoir

2:45

Pt. III: Visions: V'a Havta Le Reacha Kamocha (cantor, children's chorus, chorus)

Osmo Vänskä, John Tessier, Minnesota Orchestra, Christina Baldwin, Elizabeth Futral, Barry Abelson, Philip Cokorinos, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Minnesota Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Minnesota Boychoir

2:50

Stephen Paulus

Composer
Minnesota Orchestra

Orchestra
Minnesota Boychoir

Boys’ Choir, Choir
Osmo Vänskä

Conductor
Elizabeth Futral

Soprano

Stephen Paulus

Liner Notes