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

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

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

2:56

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

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

4:21

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:36

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

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

1:57

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

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

3:50

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

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

1:22

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:16

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:00

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

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

1:48

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

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

2:05

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

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

1:54

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

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

2:42

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

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

2:48

Pt. II: Remembrance: Interlude. Veil of Tears

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

3:42

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

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

2:27

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

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

6:28

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

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

2:45

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

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

2:50

Stephen Paulus

Composer
Minnesota Boychoir

Boys’ Choir, Choir
Osmo Vänskä

Conductor
Minnesota Chorale

Choir
Elizabeth Futral

Soprano

Stephen Paulus

Liner Notes