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

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

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

2:56

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

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

4:21

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:36

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

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

1:57

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

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

3:50

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

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

1:22

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:16

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:00

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

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

1:48

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

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

2:05

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

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

1:54

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

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

2:42

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

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

2:48

Pt. II: Remembrance: Interlude. Veil of Tears

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

3:42

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

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

2:27

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

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

6:28

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

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

2:45

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

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

2:50

Stephen Paulus

Composer
Minnesota Chorale

Choir
Minnesota Orchestra

Orchestra
Minnesota Boychoir

Boys’ Choir, Choir
Osmo Vänskä

Conductor

Stephen Paulus

Liner Notes