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When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano)

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

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  1. Released on Naxos, also Carmina Burana: Fortune, Empress of the World: O Fortuna (Slovenský filharmonický zbor), Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Sequence: VI. Lacrimosa dies illa (Stefan Klimo) and Winter from “The Four Seasons” - Largo (西崎崇子)

  2. Part of When the Caged Bird Sings, also When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Who am I supposed to be? (Soli, Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) (Angela Brown), When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 5 "A Song Flung up to Heaven": When a Caged Bird Sings - Night turns to day (Soli, Celebrant, Congregants, Choir) (Angela Brown) and When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": The Beatitudes (Celebrant, Congregants with Soprano Improvisations, Choir) (Rita Coburn)

  3. Written by Nkeiru Okoye, also When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Who am I supposed to be? (Soli, Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) (Angela Brown), When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 5 "A Song Flung up to Heaven": When a Caged Bird Sings - Night turns to day (Soli, Celebrant, Congregants, Choir) (Angela Brown) and When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": The Beatitudes (Celebrant, Congregants with Soprano Improvisations, Choir) (Rita Coburn)

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Written by
Nkeiru Okoye
Performed by
Cyrus Chestnut, EXIGENCE, LaVonté Heard, Lenora Green-Turner, Rita Coburn, Tyrese Byrd, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers and University of Michigan University Choir
Part of
When the Caged Bird Sings
Released on
Naxos

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  1. 1MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by Cyrus Chestnut

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by Cyrus Chestnut

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by EXIGENCE

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by EXIGENCE

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by LaVonté Heard

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by LaVonté Heard

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by Lenora Green-Turner

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by Lenora Green-Turner

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by Rita Coburn

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by Rita Coburn

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by Tyrese Byrd

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by Tyrese Byrd

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by University of Michigan Chamber Choir

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by University of Michigan Chamber Choir

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by University of Michigan Orpheus Singers

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by University of Michigan University Choir

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was performed by University of Michigan University Choir

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was written by Nkeiru Okoye

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was written by Nkeiru Okoye

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) is part of the release When the Caged Bird Sings

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) is part of the release When the Caged Bird Sings

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz Naxos is the label of the song When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano)

    Naxos is the label of the song When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano)

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was released on 2026-03-27

    When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 1 "Gather Together in My Name": Shine your light upon us (Celebrant, Congregants, Choir, Piano) was released on 2026-03-27

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026