I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky > Studio Cast

Show Details

Show: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (2)
Music: John Adams [3]
Lyrics: June Jordan

Recording Details

Date: 2005
Type: Audio / Studio Cast
Language: English
Conductor: Klaus Simon (2)
Performer: Jeannette Friedrich (5), Lilith Gardell (2), Darius de Haas (36), Holst Sinfonietta, Jonas Holst (2), Martina Muhlpointner (2), Markus Alexander Neisser, Kimako Xavier Trotman
Shortcode: [r10276]

Releases

Format: 2-CD
Label: Naxos 8.669003-04
Release Date: 2005-10-18
UPC / EAN: 730099690324
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# Tracks: 24
Length: 1:55:58
Lists: 26 collectors / 9 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl14436]

Disc 1
01. Act I: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (Tutti) 08:21
02. Act I: A Sermon on Romance (David, Leila) 03:09
03. Act I: Leila's Song of the Wise Young Women (Leila, Consuelo) 04:55
04. Act I: Solo in Sunlight (Dewain) 03:48
05. Act I: Donde estas? (Consuelo) 04:21
06. Act I: Mike's Song about Arresting a Particular Individual (Mike) 03:29
07. Act I: Tiffany's Solo (Tiffany) 04:47
08. Act I: Song about the On Site Altercation (Dewain, Tiffany, Mike, Leila) 02:54
09. Act I: Song about the Bad Boys and the News (Consuelo, Tiffany, Leila) 06:35
10. Act I: Your Honor My Client, He's a Young Black Man (Rick, Tiffany, Leila) 05:42
11. Act I: Consuelo's Dream (Consuelo) 06:10
12. Act I: Rick's Cross-Examination of Tiffany and Mike (Rick, Mike, Tiffany) 04:12
13. Act I: Song about Law School as the Natural Follow-up to Jail (Dewain, David) 04:50
14. Act I: Leila's Solo: Alone (Again or at last) (Lelila) 04:39
15. Act I: Song about the Sweet Majority Population of the World (David, Rick, Dewain, Mike) 04:44
Disc 2
01. Act II: Duet - 3 Weeks and Still I’m Outta My Mind (David, Leila) 05:06
02. Act II: Earthquake Sounds 01:01
03. Act II: Earthquake Music 03:07
04. Act II: Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing On (David, Tiffany, Rick, Consuelo) 04:25
05. Act II: Duet in the Middle of Terrible Duress (Mike, Tiffany, Rick) 11:29
06. Act II: Dewain's Song of Liberation and Surprise (Dewain) 06:24
07. Act II: Este Pais / This Country (Consuelo, Dewain) 04:33
08. Act II: 1 Last Look at the Angel in Your Eyes (Consuelo, Dewain) 02:19
09. Act II: Finale (Tutti) 04:58