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

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

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

2:56

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

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

4:21

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:36

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

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

1:57

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

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

3:50

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

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

1:22

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:16

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:00

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

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

1:48

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

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

2:05

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

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

1:54

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

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

2:42

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

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

2:48

Pt. II: Remembrance: Interlude. Veil of Tears

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

3:42

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

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

2:27

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

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

6:28

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

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

2:45

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

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

2:50

Stephen Paulus

Composer
Minnesota Chorale

Choir
Minnesota Boychoir

Boys’ Choir, Choir
Osmo Vänskä

Conductor
Elizabeth Futral

Soprano

Stephen Paulus

Liner Notes