‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Exigence

Who Am I Supposed to Be? (Soli, Celebrant, Congregants, Choir)

Kenneth Kiesler, Rita Coburn, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Exigence, Issachah Savage, Cyrus Chestnut, Jubilant Sykes, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Christie Dashiell, Angela Brown, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

Angela Brown, Christie Dashiell, Jubilant Sykes, Exigence, Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Issachah Savage

0:37

Shine Your Light upon Us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir)

Tyrese Byrd, Lenora Green-Turner, Rita Coburn, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Cyrus Chestnut, Exigence, LaVonté Heard, Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

7:30

The Beatitudes (Celebrant, Congregants with Soprano Improvisations, Choir)

University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Exigence, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler, Rita Coburn, Cyrus Chestnut, Nicole Joseph, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

6:11

Cerise's Story, Pt. 1: You Gave Me a Baby Girl (Mother, Celebrant, Congregants, Choir)

Exigence, Kenneth Kiesler, Angela Brown, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Rita Coburn, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

6:13

He Saw Her Beauty (Guidance Counselor)

Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Issachah Savage

2:46

I Am Thine, O Lord (Celebrant, Mother, Congregants, Choir)

University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Kenneth Kiesler, Angela Brown, Rita Coburn, Exigence, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Cyrus Chestnut

2:51

Sometimes Life Gets Ugly (Celebrant, Cerise, Congregants, Choir)

Rita Coburn, Christie Dashiell, Exigence, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

8:57

Cerise's Story, Pt. 2: I Thought This Life Would Protect Us (Father, Congregants, Choir)

Jubilant Sykes, Cyrus Chestnut, Exigence, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

9:34

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (Congregants)

Cyrus Chestnut, Exigence, Kenneth Kiesler

2:18

Cerise's Story, Pt. 3: It Takes a Village (Guidance Counselor, Congregants, Choir)

Kenneth Kiesler, Exigence, Issachah Savage, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

7:33

Interlude. She Shall Not Be Moved (Congregants, Choir)

University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Exigence, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Cyrus Chestnut, Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

4:35

Butterflies. Be Transformed (Soli, Celebrant, Congregants, Choir)

Jubilant Sykes, Angela Brown, Kenneth Kiesler, Christie Dashiell, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Rita Coburn, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Exigence, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Issachah Savage

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Kenneth Kiesler, Cyrus Chestnut, Exigence, Rita Coburn

0:56

I'm So Glad I Found Me (Soli, Celebrant, Choir)

Rita Coburn, Jubilant Sykes, Exigence, Christie Dashiell, Angela Brown, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Issachah Savage, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

1:49

Cerise's Story, Pt. 4: You Sheltered Me (Cerise, Celebrant)

Christie Dashiell, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler, Cyrus Chestnut, Rita Coburn

4:22

When a Caged Bird Sings - Night Turns to Day (Soli, Celebrant, Congregants, Choir)

Cyrus Chestnut, Exigence, Jubilant Sykes, Kenneth Kiesler, Angela Brown, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Issachah Savage, Rita Coburn, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Christie Dashiell, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
Issachah Savage

Tenor
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

Bernd Gottinger

Producer, Production Assistant
Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Kenneth Kiesler

Executive Producer
Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
Aaron Kippola

Assistant Engineer
Jason Corey

Engineer
Bernd Gottinger

Mixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
Polina Osherov

Photography
Jiyang Chen

Photography
Bailey Eiland

Photography
Peter Smith

Photography
Faye Sadou

Photography
Mark Clague

Liner Notes
Judy Bowman

Cover Art
James Pratt

Photography
Scott Vanornum

Repetiteur
Mariah Boucher

Repetiteur
Julian Goods

Repetiteur

Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings

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