ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pɹəmˈɪɹ tˈʊk plˈeɪs ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi ɪlˈɛvən, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn æt dˈeɪviz hˈɔːl, sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ, wɪð kˈɛnt næɡˈɑːnoʊ kəndˈʌktɪŋ ðə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ sˈɪmfəni ænd sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ sˈɪmfəni kˈoːɹəs, ðə pˈiːdmɔnt tʃˈɪldɹənz kwˈaɪɚ, ænd wɪððə sˈeɪm sˈoʊloʊˌɪsts æz æt ðə pˈæɹɪs pɹəmˈɪɹ.
The American premiere took place on January 11, 2001 at Davies Hall, San Francisco, with Kent Nagano conducting the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Symphony Chorus, the Piedmont Children's Choir, and with the same soloists as at the Paris premiere.