Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943) completed The Ordering of Moses in 1937, having begun it as his MM thesis at the Eastman School of Music (1932), Rochester, NY. The oratorio’s rich, emotional orchestration offers a symbolist portrait of Moses from the burning bush up to his deliverance of the Israelites through the Red Sea.

Shawnette Sulker, soprano
Krysty Swann, mezzo-soprano
Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor
Kenneth Kellogg, bass
Zach Salsburg-Frank, chorus conductor
Oakland Symphony Chorus

Conducted by Kedrick Armstrong