MISSION
To unite the best vocal artists from a multitude of backgrounds through the presentation of historical and contemporary choral music in the Greater Gallatin Valley of Montana.
VISION
To pursue innovative collaborations with a broad arts community
To maintain the highest artistic standards
To cultivate a vibrant community with a deep sense of place
BIO
With performances described as “the best choral singing we’ve ever heard in Bozeman (or almost anywhere),” Roots in the Sky has established itself as Montana’s premier chamber choir through a commitment to presenting thoughtfully curated performances of choral works – especially compositions by living composers and historically marginalized voices – that respond to the complexities of life in the 21st century and the world in which we are living. An amateur-turned-professional ensemble, the roster of Roots in the Sky includes professionals working in law, healthcare and wellness, education, business, engineering, and music. We are united by our art, community, and deep sense of place.
Sought-after for collaborations, Roots in the Sky has appeared in performance with the GRAMMY Award-winning chamber choir The Crossing, Baroque Music Montana, Jitro Czech Children’s Choir, and many of the Gallatin Valley’s finest instrumentalists and has performed across the state of Montana at venues including the Tippet Rise Arts Center, in Red Lodge as part of Music from the Beartooths, at the Bozeman Public Library as part of the Montana Chamber Music Society’s “Noon Notes” series for elementary students, as the chorus of a contemporary chamber opera at the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center in Big Sky, at First Presbyterian Church of Bozeman as part of their Mainly Music season, at Mass in the Cathedral of St. Helena, and in concert in Big Sky, Helena, Kalispell, and Missoula.
In 2023-24, Roots in the Sky presented their 10th anniversary season – PERMIT ME VOYAGE – with performances in Bozeman, Big Sky, and Helena, and including a multimedia collaboration with Tinworks Art that reflected on the grasslands and explored the ways that our thoughts, feelings, and memories become embedded in natural places. More recently, Roots in the Sky joined forces with Baroque Music Music Montana for Holiday program that juxtaposed Baroque Advent Cantatas by Schütz, Buxtehude, and Bach with Kile Smith’s The Waking Sun, a contemporary cantata for choir and Baroque band based on choruses from plays by Seneca.