‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Exigence

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:13

He Saw Her Beauty (Guidance Counselor)

University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Issachah Savage, Kenneth Kiesler

2:46

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

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

9:34

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (Congregants)

Kenneth Kiesler, Exigence, Cyrus Chestnut

2:18

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

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Rita Coburn, Exigence, Kenneth Kiesler, Cyrus Chestnut

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
Issachah Savage

Tenor
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

Bernd Gottinger

Producer, Production Assistant
Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Kenneth Kiesler

Executive Producer
Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
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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