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

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

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

2:56

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

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

4:21

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:36

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

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

1:57

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

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

3:50

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

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

1:22

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:16

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:00

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

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

1:48

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

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

2:05

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

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

1:54

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

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

2:42

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

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

2:48

Pt. II: Remembrance: Interlude. Veil of Tears

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

3:42

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

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

2:27

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

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

6:28

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

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

2:45

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

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

2:50

Stephen Paulus

Composer
Elizabeth Futral

Soprano
Minnesota Boychoir

Boys’ Choir, Choir
Osmo Vänskä

Conductor
Minnesota Orchestra

Orchestra

Stephen Paulus

Liner Notes