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

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

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

2:56

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

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

4:21

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:36

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

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

1:57

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

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

3:50

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

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

1:22

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:16

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:00

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

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

1:48

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

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

2:05

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

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

1:54

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

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

2:42

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

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

2:48

Pt. II: Remembrance: Interlude. Veil of Tears

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

3:42

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

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

2:27

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

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

6:28

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

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

2:45

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

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

2:50

Stephen Paulus

Composer
Elizabeth Futral

Soprano
Minnesota Boychoir

Boys’ Choir, Choir
Osmo Vänskä

Conductor
Minnesota Chorale

Choir

Stephen Paulus

Liner Notes