‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Exigence

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:11

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

Kenneth Kiesler, Rita Coburn, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Exigence, Angela Brown, 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)

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

9:34

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (Congregants)

Kenneth Kiesler, Exigence, Cyrus Chestnut

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)

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Cyrus Chestnut, Rita Coburn, Exigence, Kenneth Kiesler

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Issachah Savage

Tenor
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir

Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Bernd Gottinger

Producer, Production Assistant
Kenneth Kiesler

Executive Producer
Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
Aaron Kippola

Assistant Engineer
Jason Corey

Engineer
Bernd Gottinger

Mixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
Polina Osherov

Photography
Jiyang Chen

Photography
Bailey Eiland

Photography
Peter Smith

Photography
Faye Sadou

Photography
Mark Clague

Liner Notes
Judy Bowman

Cover Art
James Pratt

Photography
Scott Vanornum

Repetiteur
Mariah Boucher

Repetiteur
Julian Goods

Repetiteur

Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings

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