‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Exigence

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:11

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

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

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)

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Rita Coburn, Cyrus Chestnut, Kenneth Kiesler, Exigence

0:56

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

Christie Dashiell, Jubilant Sykes, Issachah Savage, Exigence, Angela Brown, Kenneth Kiesler, 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)

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir
Issachah Savage

Tenor
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
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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