‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:11

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

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

6:13

He Saw Her Beauty (Guidance Counselor)

Issachah Savage, Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

2:46

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

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

9:34

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (Congregants)

Cyrus Chestnut, Kenneth Kiesler, Exigence

2:18

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

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Kenneth Kiesler, Cyrus Chestnut, Exigence, Rita Coburn

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
Issachah Savage

Tenor
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir

Kenneth Kiesler

Executive Producer
Bernd Gottinger

Producer, Production Assistant
Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
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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