‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Christie Dashiell

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:11

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

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

6:13

He Saw Her Beauty (Guidance Counselor)

Kenneth Kiesler, Issachah Savage, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

2:46

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

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

9:34

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (Congregants)

Exigence, Kenneth Kiesler, Cyrus Chestnut

2:18

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

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Exigence, Rita Coburn, Cyrus Chestnut, Kenneth Kiesler

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Issachah Savage

Tenor
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir

Kenneth Kiesler

Executive Producer
Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
Bernd Gottinger

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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