‎Joel Thompson: To Awaken the Sleeper by Eugene Rogers — Apple Music Classical

I. Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., 68 "Why Do You Have Your Guns Out?"

Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern, EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble

II. Trayvon Martin, 17 "What Are You Following Me For?"

Michael Stern, EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble, Kansas City Symphony

1:22

III. Amadou Diallo, 23 "Mom, I'm Going to College."

EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble, Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern

IV. Michael Brown Jr., 18 "I Don't Have a Gun! Stop Shooting!"

Kansas City Symphony, EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble, Michael Stern

V. Oscar Grant III, 22 "You Shot Me! You Shot Me!"

Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern, EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble

VI. John Crawford III, 22 "It's Not Real."

Michael Stern, EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble, Kansas City Symphony

VII. Eric Garner, 43 "I Can't Breathe."

Michael Stern, EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble, Kansas City Symphony

To Awaken the Sleeper

Michael Stern, Joel Thompson, Kansas City Symphony

The Places We Leave

Michael Stern, Joyce DiDonato, Kansas City Symphony

an elegy

Yo-Yo Ma, Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern

7:48

The Caged Bird Sings for Freedom

EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble, Eugene Rogers, Raymond Santos, Ruben Reyes

7:18

Joel Thompson

Composer
Eugene Rogers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble

Vocal Ensemble
Yo-Yo Ma

Cello

Christian Amonson

Producer
Jett Galindo

Mastering Engineer
Christian Amonson

Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
Sammie Lee

Engineer