‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Issachah Savage

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:11

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

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

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)

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

9:34

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (Congregants)

Kenneth Kiesler, Cyrus Chestnut, Exigence

2:18

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

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Cyrus Chestnut, Kenneth Kiesler, Rita Coburn, Exigence

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
Issachah Savage

Tenor
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir

Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Bernd Gottinger

Producer, Production Assistant
Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
Kenneth Kiesler

Executive Producer
Bernd Gottinger

Mixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
Aaron Kippola

Assistant Engineer
Jason Corey

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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