ɪt ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪts kəlˈiːdʒiət pɹəmˈɪɹ æz ɐ sˈɛmaɪstˈeɪdʒd ˌɔːɹətˈoːɹɪˌoʊ ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ sˈɪks, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, æt ðɪ ˌɪndiːˈænə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi dʒˈeɪkəbz skˈuːl ʌv mjˈuːzɪk, kəndˈʌktᵻd baɪ kˈɑːɹmɛn hɛlˈiːnə tˈeɪlɛz, wɪð stˈuːdənt sˈoʊloʊˌɪsts sˈuːhˈaɪaʊn kˈɪm, hˈænə pˈɛn ænd ɹˈɑːbɚt sˈeɪməlz, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kˈaʊntɚtˌɛnɚz ʌvðə pɹəmˈɪɹ, dˈæn bjˈuːbɛk, bɹˈaɪən kˈʌmɪŋz ænd stˈiːv ɹˈɪkɚdz, mˈɛmbɚz ʌv θˈiəɾɚɹ ʌv vˈɔɪsᵻz ænd ɐlˈʌmni ʌvðə skˈuːl.
It received its collegiate premiere as a semi-staged oratorio on November 6, 2002, at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, conducted by Carmen Helena Téllez, with student soloists Su-Hyoun Kim, Hannah Penn and Robert Samels, but also including the professional countertenors of the premiere, Dan Bubeck, Brian Cummings and Steve Rickards, members of Theater of Voices and alumni of the School.