‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Issachah Savage

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:11

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

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

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

9:34

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (Congregants)

Exigence, Kenneth Kiesler, Cyrus Chestnut

2:18

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

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Rita Coburn, Cyrus Chestnut, Exigence, Kenneth Kiesler

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
Issachah Savage

Tenor
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir

Bernd Gottinger

Producer, Production Assistant
Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Kenneth Kiesler

Executive Producer
Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
Bernd Gottinger

Mixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
Aaron Kippola

Assistant Engineer
Jason Corey

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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