Readings & Carols (Re)imagined

Sat Dec 20 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-07:00

Hope Lutheran Church | Bozeman

Roots in the Sky
Publisher/HostRoots in the Sky
Readings & Carols (Re)imagined
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a reflection of the snow and winter, of the star and seeking, of the mother and service, of the child and sacrifice, and of hope and peace
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READINGS & CAROLS (RE)IMAGINED

December 19-21, 2025
Roots in the Sky
Andrew Major, conductor
Matthew O'Sullivan, organ



Eventide, our single star,
One looking star, this night.
We look for You,
Forgiving light, our guide.
— Rebecca Gayle Howell


Montana's premiere chamber choir presents a seasonal reflection of the snow and winter, of the star and seeking, of the mother and service, of the child and sacrifice, and of hope and peace


Program:


Prelude: Organ Voluntaries

Procession: Good-will to men and peace on Earth by Dobrinka Tabakova

Exordium: In Principio by Motshwane Pege

I. Of the Snow & Winter

  • Reading: “Snow” by Philip Levine
  • Carol: Shepherd’s Carol by Bob Chilcott
  • Carol: Halcyon Days by Melissa Dunphy
  • Hymn: In the Bleak Midwinter

II. Of the Star & Seeking

  • Reading: “Why Not a Star” by Margaret Gooding
  • Carol: We look for you (from A Winter Breviary) by Reena Esmail
  • Carol: How Fair and Bright the Morning Star by Kile Smith

III. Of the Mother & Service

  • Reading: “If I Sleep While My Baby Sleeps” by Alice B. Fogel
  • Carol: Magnificat (from the Gloucester Service) by Herbert Howells
  • Carol: Antiphon for a Virgin by Tina Davidson
  • Hymn: What Child is this?

IV. Of the Child & Sacrifice

  • Reading: “White-Eyes” by Mary Oliver
  • Carol: A tender shoot by Kerensa Briggs
  • Carol: God would be born in thee by Judith Bingham
  • Hymn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

V. Of Hope & Peace

  • Carol: sleeper’s prayer by David Lang
  • Carol: Littlemore Tractus by Arvo Pärt
  • Hymn: O Come, All Ye Faithful
  • Postlude: Exodus by Alex Berko
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hope Lutheran Church, 2152 West Graf Street, Bozeman, United States

Tickets

USD 12.51 to USD 55.20

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