
Who We Are
“The ‘Aiga Singers offer everyone a place at the table.”
-Artistic Director, Le’asi Mana
Our 2024-2025 Season Members
‘Aiga Means Family
We are a Missoula-based choral ensemble that promotes, premieres, produces, and performs underrepresented diverse music of the Pacific and beyond. ‘Aiga Singers officially became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in April 2024. Through our music, we strive to empower, inspire, and build community. ‘Aiga is a Samoan word that means “family.” Building off of our organization’s central meaning, one of the core missions of ‘Aiga Singers is to build an inclusive support community through a shared love of music. Through this connection and collaboration, we also work to showcase works by non-Western composers. For the past year, we have been developing and expanding our choral repertoire and are excited to tour in New York City in March and April of 2025. This will be a historic moment as we take part in performing a choral work in collaboration with renowned Indigenous American choral artists. Iholba’, written in the Chickasaw language, created by Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, and conducted by a Wichita conductor, Dr. Tracey Gregg-Boothby, will headline our performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City on April 1st, 2025 at 8:00 PM.
“A lot of spaces in the music industry aren’t welcoming to diverse voices and that’s where ‘Aiga is different and why I love ‘Aiga. ‘Aiga is a safe space that welcomes everyone no matter their background.”
Our Goal
In order to make our New York City tour possible, we have raised $40,000, and we’re currently working on our repertoire to perform in NYC on March 31st. Thank you to all who supported us this season! We are looking for sponsors, volunteers, in-kind donations, monetary donations, and collaborators to spread the word about our ensemble and our mission.
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“These few months will be a roller coaster, but I believe we can do it! Thank you all for your hard work, and I’m so excited for NYC!”
Altos
Sophia Boughey
Lilly Brown
Parker Friday
Heaven Hilbig
Janis Lewis
Emma McMillan
Megan Reno
Rylee Reynolds
Kate Simonson
Catelyn Tschida
Mikalyn Zeiler
Sopranos
Michaela Allred
Alicia Archambault
Hannah Jeppesen
Ila Makela
Kenna Phillips
Mesa Simonson
Bella Smith
Justine Whitford
“I can go on and on about preaching that music isn’t what’s on paper, it’s how you feel it and how it’s delivered. Notation, pedagogy, language, etc… can be taught, but not feeling… A choir can sing with the best placement and diction, but if there’s no love, soul, or feeling - there’s no music.”
Tenors
Kaid Buls
McKay Cheney
Saxon Holbrook
Jacob Jones
Alden Lamson
Tristan Redearth
Ben Woldtvedt
Basses
Sam Galindo
Cole McKenzie
Angel Reyes
Arthur Ryan
Daniel Thackeray
Isaac Woldtvedt
Board of Directors
President: Alicia Archambault
Vice President: Bella Smith
Secretary: Kenna Phillips
Treasurer: Ila Makela
Voting Member: Lisa Davey
Media Manager: Kate Simonson
Artistic Director: Le’asi Mana