‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Exigence

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:11

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

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

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)

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

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)

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Rita Coburn, Exigence, Cyrus Chestnut, Kenneth Kiesler

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
Issachah Savage

Tenor
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Bernd Gottinger

Producer, Production Assistant
Kenneth Kiesler

Executive Producer
Bernd Gottinger

Mixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
Aaron Kippola

Assistant Engineer
Jason Corey

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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