‎Nkeiru Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings by Jubilant Sykes

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

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

5:12

Devotions (Soli, Choir)

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

0:37

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

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

7:30

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

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

6:11

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

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

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)

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

2:51

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

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

8:57

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

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

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)

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

7:33

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

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

4:35

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

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

2:35

Be Transformed (Celebrant, Congregants)

Exigence, Kenneth Kiesler, Rita Coburn, Cyrus Chestnut

0:56

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

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

1:49

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

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

4:22

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

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

Cyrus Chestnut

Producer, Production Assistant
Nkeiru Okoye

Producer, Production Assistant
Bernd Gottinger

Producer, Production Assistant
Eugene Rogers

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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