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Scenes from the Life of a Martyr (1981)

Eugene Rogers, Exigence, Eugene Concert Choir, Eugene Concert Orchestra, Elaine Alvarez (Soprano), Rehanna Thelwell (Mezzo Soprano), Demetrious Sampson, Jr. (Tenor), Marques Jerrell Ruff (Bass)
2023, Eugene, Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center for the Performing Arts
Live
21 Tracks, 41:20
    • Prologue (Narrator)
      01:31
    • No. 1 Whenever a People is Oppressed They Wait in Hope (Soprano, Bass, and Chorus)
      02:28
    • No. 2 His Mother Rocked Him Gently. Orchestral Interlude
      00:45
    • No. 3 Songs at the Cradle I (Mezzo Soprano)
      02:08
    • No. 4 Songs at the Cradle II (Mezzo Soprano)
      00:47
    • No. 5 Songs at the Cradle III (Mezzo Soprano)
      01:30
    • No. 6 Ring Game (Orchestral Interlude with Narrator) –
      02:32
    • 'He grew to young manhood' (Narrator)
      00:24
    • No. 7 The Voice of My Beloved (Soprano)
      01:57
    • No. 8 Arise My Love, My Fair One (Tenor)
      01:48
    • No. 9 Set me as a Seal on Thy Heart (Soprano and Tenor)
      01:49
    • No. 10 He Hath Anointed Me (Narrator, Tenor and Chorus)
      02:30
    • No. 11 I Never Felt Such Love in My Soul Before (Chorus)
      02:49
    • 'The people loved him. Crowds followed him' (Narrator)
      00:44
    • No. 12 Lord, Thou knowest (Tenor)
      04:15
    • 'This was a good man' (Narrator)
      00:45
    • No. 13 Martin's Lament (Tenor)
      02:02
    • No. 14 Oh God, How Many Are Them That Hate Me (Narrator and Chorus)
      01:26
    • 'Know that love has chosen you to live his crucial purposes' (from R. Hayden: Words in the Mourning Time) (Narrator)
      01:07
    • No. 15 They Tell Me Martin Is Dead (Chorus)
      01:45
    • No. 16 Tell All My Father's People (Chorus)
      06:18