‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:11

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

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

6:13

He Saw Her Beauty (Guidance Counselor)

University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler, Issachah Savage

2:46

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

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

9:34

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (Congregants)

Cyrus Chestnut, Kenneth Kiesler, Exigence

2:18

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

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Cyrus Chestnut, Kenneth Kiesler, Exigence, Rita Coburn

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
Issachah Savage

Tenor
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor

Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Bernd Gottinger

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
James Pratt

Photography
Polina Osherov

Photography
Jiyang Chen

Photography
Bailey Eiland

Photography
Peter Smith

Photography
Faye Sadou

Photography
Mark Clague

Liner Notes
Judy Bowman

Cover Art
Scott Vanornum

Repetiteur
Mariah Boucher

Repetiteur
Julian Goods

Repetiteur

Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings

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