Rita Coburn - Okoye: When The Caged Bird Sings (CD)
Nkeiru Okoye's When the Caged Bird Sings is a 'musical celebration' whose compositional voice, though rooted in the African American church, also embraces minimalism and improvisational elements. Delivering a message of adversity turned to triumph, it celebrates the transformative ability of African American women, partly evoking the experiences of the author and activist Maya Angelou. The work functions as a communal ritual that, like oratorio, opera, and theatre, brings together vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra in an experience that both commemorates and celebrates hope and possibility.
Tracklist:
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part I: Gather Together in My Name. Who am I supposed to be?
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part I: Gather Together in My Name. Devotions
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part I: Gather Together in My Name. Shine your light upon us
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part I: Gather Together in My Name. The Beatitudes
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part II: Now Sheba Sings the Song. Cerise's Story, Part 1 - You gave me a baby girl
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part II: Now Sheba Sings the Song. He Saw Her Beauty
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part II: Now Sheba Sings the Song. I am Thine, O Lord
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part II: Now Sheba Sings the Song. Sometimes life gets ugly
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part III: And Still I Rise. Cerise's Story, Part 2 - I thought this life would protect us
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part III: And Still I Rise. Pass me not, O Gentle Savior
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part IV: I Shall Not Be Moved. Cerise's Story, Part 3 - It takes a village
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part IV: I Shall Not Be Moved. Interlude - She shall not be moved
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part V: A Song Flung up to Heaven. Butterflies - Be Transformed
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part V: A Song Flung up to Heaven. Be Transformed
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part V: A Song Flung up to Heaven. I'm so glad I found me
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part V: A Song Flung up to Heaven. Cerise's Story, Part 4 - You sheltered me
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part V: A Song Flung up to Heaven. When a Caged Bird Sings - Night turns to day
UPC: 636943995327
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 4.10.26
Format: CD
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Nkeiru Okoye's When the Caged Bird Sings is a 'musical celebration' whose compositional voice, though rooted in the African American church, also embraces minimalism and improvisational elements. Delivering a message of adversity turned to triumph, it celebrates the transformative ability of African American women, partly evoking the experiences of the author and activist Maya Angelou. The work functions as a communal ritual that, like oratorio, opera, and theatre, brings together vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra in an experience that both commemorates and celebrates hope and possibility.
Tracklist:
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part I: Gather Together in My Name. Who am I supposed to be?
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part I: Gather Together in My Name. Devotions
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part I: Gather Together in My Name. Shine your light upon us
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part I: Gather Together in My Name. The Beatitudes
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part II: Now Sheba Sings the Song. Cerise's Story, Part 1 - You gave me a baby girl
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part II: Now Sheba Sings the Song. He Saw Her Beauty
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part II: Now Sheba Sings the Song. I am Thine, O Lord
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part II: Now Sheba Sings the Song. Sometimes life gets ugly
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part III: And Still I Rise. Cerise's Story, Part 2 - I thought this life would protect us
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part III: And Still I Rise. Pass me not, O Gentle Savior
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part IV: I Shall Not Be Moved. Cerise's Story, Part 3 - It takes a village
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part IV: I Shall Not Be Moved. Interlude - She shall not be moved
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part V: A Song Flung up to Heaven. Butterflies - Be Transformed
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part V: A Song Flung up to Heaven. Be Transformed
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part V: A Song Flung up to Heaven. I'm so glad I found me
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part V: A Song Flung up to Heaven. Cerise's Story, Part 4 - You sheltered me
- When the Caged Bird Sings~Part V: A Song Flung up to Heaven. When a Caged Bird Sings - Night turns to day
UPC: 636943995327
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 4.10.26
Format: CD
