Diversity is inherent in Choral music. Equity & Inclusion are essential to its future.

The principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are essential for a fully realized vision of community-building through musical performance. These values have helped shape Roots in the Sky and continue to contribute to our artistic identity as storytellers responding to the contemporary experience. We believe that it is our duty to not only address and help correct historic exclusion, but to forge a new, equitable, and inclusive path forward, and so we are committed to an inclusive approach to programming that champions voices historically marginalized in choral art.

In hopes that it may serve as a resource for students, educators, and other ensembles, here we will maintain an ever-growing list of works by women, trans, nonbinary, and/or BIPOC composers that Roots in the Sky has shared with our audiences: