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

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

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

2:56

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

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

4:21

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:36

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

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

1:57

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

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

3:50

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

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

1:22

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:16

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:00

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

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

1:48

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

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

2:05

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

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

1:54

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

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

2:42

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

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

2:48

Pt. II: Remembrance: Interlude. Veil of Tears

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

3:42

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

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

2:27

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

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

6:28

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

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

2:45

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

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

2:50

Stephen Paulus

Composer
Elizabeth Futral

Soprano
Minnesota Orchestra

Orchestra
Minnesota Boychoir

Boys’ Choir, Choir
Osmo Vänskä

Conductor

Stephen Paulus

Liner Notes