‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Issachah Savage

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:11

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

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

6:13

He Saw Her Beauty (Guidance Counselor)

Kenneth Kiesler, Issachah Savage, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

2:46

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

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

2:51

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

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

9:34

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (Congregants)

Exigence, Cyrus Chestnut, Kenneth Kiesler

2:18

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

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Exigence, Cyrus Chestnut, Rita Coburn, Kenneth Kiesler

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
Issachah Savage

Tenor
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir

Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Bernd Gottinger

Producer, Production Assistant
Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
Kenneth Kiesler

Executive Producer
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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