I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky

~ Release by John Adams, June Jordan; The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (Tutti)
baritone vocals [as Dewain]:
Kimako Xavier Trotman (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as David]:
Darius de Haas (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as Leila]:
Jeannette Friedrich (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as Mike]:
Jonas Holst (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as Tiffany]:
Lilith Gardell (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
soprano vocals [as Consuelo]:
Martina Mühlpointner (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
tenor vocals [as Rick]:
Markus Alexander Neisser (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act 1. No. 1 Ensemble “I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky" (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams8:21
2I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: A Sermon on Romance (David, Leila)
lead vocals [as David]:
Darius de Haas (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as Leila]:
Jeannette Friedrich (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 2 A Sermon on Romance (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams3:10
3I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Leila’s Song of the Wise Young Women (Leila, Consuelo)
lead vocals [as Leila]:
Jeannette Friedrich (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
soprano vocals [as Consuelo]:
Martina Mühlpointner (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 3 Leila’s Song of the Wise Young Women (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams4:55
4I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Solo in Sunlight (Dewain)
baritone vocals [as Dewain]:
Kimako Xavier Trotman (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 4 Solo in Sunlight (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams3:50
5I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Donde estas? (Consuelo)
soprano vocals [as Consuelo]:
Martina Mühlpointner (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 5 ¿Donde Estàs? (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams4:20
6I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Mike’s Song About Arresting a Particular Individual (Mike)
lead vocals [as Mike]:
Jonas Holst (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 5 Mike’s Song About Arresting a Particular Individual (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams3:28
7I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Tiffany’s Solo (Tiffany)
lead vocals [as Tiffany]:
Lilith Gardell (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 7 Tiffany’s Solo (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams4:46
8I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Song About the On Site Altercation (Dewain, Tiffany, Mike, Leila)
baritone vocals [as Dewain]:
Kimako Xavier Trotman (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as Leila]:
Jeannette Friedrich (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as Mike]:
Jonas Holst (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as Tiffany]:
Lilith Gardell (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 8 Song About the on Site Altercation (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams2:53
9I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Song About the Bad Boys and the News (Consuelo, Tiffany, Leila)
lead vocals [as Leila]:
Jeannette Friedrich (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as Tiffany]:
Lilith Gardell (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
soprano vocals [as Consuelo]:
Martina Mühlpointner (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 9 Song About the Bad Boys and the News (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams6:38
10I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Your Honor My Client, He’s a Young Black Man (Rick, Tiffany, Leila)
lead vocals [as Leila]:
Jeannette Friedrich (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as Tiffany]:
Lilith Gardell (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
tenor vocals [as Rick]:
Markus Alexander Neisser (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 10 Your Honor My Client, He’s a Young Black Man (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams5:42
11I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Consuelo’s Dream (Consuelo)
soprano vocals [as Consuelo]:
Martina Mühlpointner (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 11 Consuelo’s Dream (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams6:09
12I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Rick’s Cross‐Examination of Tiffany and Mike (Rick, Mike, Tiffany)
lead vocals [as Mike]:
Jonas Holst (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as Tiffany]:
Lilith Gardell (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
tenor vocals [as Rick]:
Markus Alexander Neisser (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 12 Rick’s Cross‐Examination of Tiffany and Mike (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams4:14
13I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Song About Law School as the Natural Follow‐up to Jail (Dewain, David)
baritone vocals [as Dewain]:
Kimako Xavier Trotman (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as David]:
Darius de Haas (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 13 Song About Law School as the Natural Follow‐Up to Jail (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams4:49
14I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Leila’s Solo. Alone (Again or at last) [Lelila]
lead vocals [as Leila]:
Jeannette Friedrich (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 14 Leila’s Solo: Alone (Again or at Last) (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams4:40
15I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Song About the Sweet Majority Population of the World (David, Rick, Dewain, Mike)
baritone vocals [as Dewain]:
Kimako Xavier Trotman (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as David]:
Darius de Haas (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
lead vocals [as Mike]:
Jonas Holst (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
tenor vocals [as Rick]:
Markus Alexander Neisser (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
vocals:
Young Opera Company Freiburg (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
orchestra:
The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
conductor:
Klaus Simon (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recorded at:
Tonstudio Oase in Schallstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I. No. 15 Song About the Sweet Majority Population of the World (from 2004-01-28 until 2004-02-01)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
John Adams4:40
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