Listen to To Be Certain of the Dawn: Pt. I: Renewal: First Blessing (children's chorus) by Barry Abelson, Elizabeth Futral, Christina Baldwin, John Tessier, Philip Cokorinos, Minnesota Boychoir, Minnesota Chorale, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Cathedral Choristers, Minnesota Orchestra & Osmo Vänskä

To Be Certain of the Dawn: Pt. I: Renewal: First Blessing (children's chorus)

Barry Abelson, Elizabeth Futral, Christina Baldwin, John Tessier, Philip Cokorinos, Minnesota Boychoir, Minnesota Chorale, Basilica Cathedral Choir, Cathedral Choristers, Minnesota Orchestra & Osmo Vänskä

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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Barry Abelson

Künstler:in

Elizabeth Futral

Elizabeth Futral

Künstler:in

Christina Baldwin

Christina Baldwin

Künstler:in

John Tessier

Künstler:in

Philip Cokorinos

Philip Cokorinos

Künstler:in

Minnesota Boychoir

Minnesota Boychoir

Chor

Minnesota Chorale

Minnesota Chorale

Chor

Basilica Cathedral Choir

Basilica Cathedral Choir

Chor

Cathedral Choristers

Cathedral Choristers

Chor

Minnesota Orchestra

Minnesota Orchestra

Orchester

Osmo Vänskä

Dirigent:in

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Michael Dennis Browne

Michael Dennis Browne

Texte

Stephen Paulus

Komponist:in

Shazam Footer

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