To Be Certain of the Dawn by Stephen Paulus
University of Minnesota presents To Be Certain of the Dawn, a Holocaust Memorial Oratorio written by Minnesota composer Stephen Paulus with librettist Michael Dennis Browne. Conducted by Kathy Saltzman Romey.
Soloists:
Soprano, Madison Holtze
Mezzo Soprano, Alyssa Becker
Tenor, Laurent Kuehnl
Baritone, Cenyiyang Chen
Timecodes:
0:00 Renewal: Sh'ma Yisrael! (cantor)
3:23 Renewal: Teshuvah (chorus)
8:21 Renewal: First Blessing (children's chorus)
11:18 Renewal: Kingdom of Night (chorus)
14:40 Renewal: Mourner's Kaddish (cantor, chorus)
16:34 Renewal: V'a Havta Le Reacha Kamocha (cantor)
18:26 Remembrance: Two Little Girls in the Street (soprano, mezzo soprano)
20:53 Remembrance: Second Blessing (children's chorus)
24:27 Remembrance: Where Was the Light? (chorus)
25:49 Remembrance: Old Man, Young Man (baritone, tenor)
30:26 Remembrance: Third Blessing (children's chorus, soprano)
31:35 Remembrance: This We Ask of You (chorus)
32:43 Remembrance: Du sollst deinen Nächsten lieben wie dich selbst (chorus, cantor)
34:39 Remembrance: Three Coats (mezzo soprano, tenor)
36:41 Remembrance: Fourth Blessing (children's chorus)
38:46 Remembrance: Breathe in Us, Spirit of God (chorus, tenor, baritone)
41:50 Remembrance: Boy Reading (baritone, chorus)
44:50 Remembrance: Interlude: Veil of Tears (orchestra)
48:51 Remembrance: Hymn to the Eternal Flame (chorus, children's chorus, soprano)
51:28 Visions: B'Tselem Elohim (all soloists, cantor, chorus, children's chorus)
58:24 Visions: Voices of Survivors (all soloists)
1:01:24 Visions: V'a Havta Le Reacha Kamocha (chorus, children's chorus, cantor)
