Who We Are
“The ‘Aiga Singers offer everyone a place at the table.”
-Artistic Director, Le’asi Mana
Our 2026-2027 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 toured in New York City in March and April of 2025. On March 30th, we performed at the historic St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn, New York City. We also took part in performing a choral work in collaboration with renowned Indigenous American choral artists. On April 1st at Carnegie Hall, we performed Iholba’, written in the Chickasaw language, composed by Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate and conducted by Dr. Tracey Gregg-Boothby.
“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
Thank you to all who supported us this season! We are still 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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Altos
Maggie Daniels
Parker Friday
Leonie Gooday
Chris Holland
Ariyana Pilskalns
Elizabeth Rieke
Mesa Simonson
Grace Woldtvedt
Michaela Wolf
Sopranos
Alicia Archambault
Sara Betz
Danica Boyce
Wynter Kelley
Janis Lewis
Ila Makela
Ireland Osentowski
Kenna Phillips
Megan Reno
“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
Austin Harms
Saxon Holbrook
Alden Lamson
Shawn Moore
Tristan Redearth
Ben Woldtvedt
Basses
Quinten Castruita
Jacob Jones
Owen LaCount
Arthur Ryan
Daniel Thackeray
Jackson Bautista
Board of Directors
President: Daniel Thackeray
Vice President: Arthur Ryan
Secretary: Kenna Phillips
Treasurer: Shawn Moore
Voting Member: Ben Woldtvedt
Media Manager: Ariyana Pilskalns
Artistic Director: Le’asi Mana