‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Jubilant Sykes

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:11

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

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

6:13

He Saw Her Beauty (Guidance Counselor)

Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Issachah Savage

2:46

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

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

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)

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Rita Coburn, Kenneth Kiesler, Exigence, Cyrus Chestnut

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

4:34

Nkeiru Okoye

Composer
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Issachah Savage

Tenor
University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Choir
Kenneth Kiesler

Conductor

Eugene Rogers

Producer, Production Assistant
Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
Kenneth Kiesler

Executive Producer
Bernd Gottinger

Producer, Production Assistant
Aaron Kippola

Assistant Engineer
Jason Corey

Engineer
Bernd Gottinger

Mixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
James Pratt

Photography
Polina Osherov

Photography
Jiyang Chen

Photography
Bailey Eiland

Photography
Peter Smith

Photography
Faye Sadou

Photography
Mark Clague

Liner Notes
Judy Bowman

Cover Art
Scott Vanornum

Repetiteur
Mariah Boucher

Repetiteur
Julian Goods

Repetiteur

Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings

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