‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Issachah Savage

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

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

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

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)

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Exigence, Cyrus Chestnut, Rita Coburn, Kenneth Kiesler

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
Issachah Savage

Tenor
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir

Bernd Gottinger

Producer, Production Assistant
Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
Kenneth Kiesler

Executive Producer
Aaron Kippola

Assistant Engineer
Jason Corey

Engineer
Bernd Gottinger

Mixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
James Pratt

Photography
Polina Osherov

Photography
Jiyang Chen

Photography
Bailey Eiland

Photography
Peter Smith

Photography
Faye Sadou

Photography
Mark Clague

Liner Notes
Judy Bowman

Cover Art
Scott Vanornum

Repetiteur
Mariah Boucher

Repetiteur
Julian Goods

Repetiteur

Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings

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