Reiko Füting, conductor. Text based on a poem by Kathleen Furthmann, which refers to the lyrics of the chorale "Lobt Gott in allen Landen" ("Praise God in all lands") by Martin Behm.
Meaghan Burke, Martha Cluver & Caroline Shaw, voices. The work's last five parts, with texts from the Torah: VI - Sword on Thigh (Exodus 32:19-28); VII - Innocent Men (Genesis 18:23-33); VIII - And Their Bloodguilt Shall Be Upon Them (Leviticus... all over. Have fun.); VIII - Lineage (Numbers 1); IX - Take Your Son (Genesis 22:1-14).
Annie Rosen, mezzo-soprano; Lee Dionne, piano; Yasmina Spiegelberg, clarinet; Brigid Coleridge, violin; Lun Li, violin; Jordan Bak, viola; Julia Yang, cello; Sam Suggs, double bass. Seven songs with texts by Weiser after his grandmother, Irene Weiser: I - Coney Island; II - Pennies; III - Knish Store; IV - Russian Bath; V - Mother; VI - Aunt Fanny; VII - Ellis Island.
