ARC: Roots in the Sky @ Christmas 2022
7:30 pm | Saturday, December 17 @ Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Bozeman
7:30 pm | Sunday, December 18 @ The Big Sky Chapel, Big Sky

The final three movements of Kile Smith's epic choral pilgrimage The Arc in the Sky provide the basic architecture for this program of new (and beloved) holiday favorites that explore themes of searching, innocence, and transformation.

Do not abandon high ideals.
Do not run to distraction.
Do not run from your discomfort.
Be curious.
Return to your commitments.
Increase your discomfort to find your joy,
and live humbly under the sun.

— Shara Nova, from RESOLVE

Program:

Introit: Advent ‘O’ Carol by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange

I. Jerusalem

What Child is This? by Andrew Gant
Jerusalem by Kile Smith
E’en So Lord Jesus by Paul Manz

II. I would stand and watch them

Joseph by Tim Takach
RESOLVE by Shara Nova
I would stand and watch them by Kile Smith

III. The Arc

SHIFT by Ayanna Woods
Alleluia-Tropus by Arvo Pärt
The Arc by Kile Smith

Concert artwork: Vädersolstavlan (1535) by Jacob Heinrich Elbfas.