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FAVORITE ARTIST: Michael Bublé

FAVORITE TREE: Weeping Willow

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: Landslide

MUSICAL FUN FACT: Country is her go to for karaoke!

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: She LOVEs singing with such amazing and talented humans. It’s so challenging and fun to create beautiful music. 

Christina was born and raised in Bend, OR. Thrown onto the stage to sing as young as age 5, she always loved being in front of people. It wasn’t until she was listening to “I will survive”on a tape recorder that she realized she loved singing solo. Thus began her lifetime of singing and the love of performing. From competitions at deschutes county fair to jazz choir at Mountain View high school. Although she spends her work days as a family nurse practitioner in Functional Medicine, the joy of singing will always be a part of her life. She is so excited and honored to be a part of this group.

FAVORITE ARTIST: How can she pick just one? But she always come back to Bach, and she love to play the Little Preludes and Fugues on the piano. 

FAVORITE TREE: Sugar Pine

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie

FUN FACT: During her hiatus from public performance, Heather spent 10 years fighting wildland fires on hotshot crews for the US Forest Service. 

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: Camaraderie and connection!

Heather is a lifelong musician and holds a B.A. in Vocal Performance and Composition from Middlebury College. After a long hiatus from performance, she joined the Central Oregon Mastersingers in 2022 and pretty much sings every chance she gets. 

FAVORITE ARTIST: Yebba

FAVORITE TREE: Quaking Aspen (Because it sings in the wind!)

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: Landslide

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: Getting to learn and grow in music with so many talented and skilled people. 

Jay’s musical background is diverse. They grew up singing for anyone who would listen and what began as a childhood passion evolved into a lifelong love of music. Their experience includes classical choral and solo singing, as well as Americana, folk, rock, pop, funk, and jazz. Over the years, Jay has performed with numerous small ensembles, bands, and choirs. Most notably, they sang with Consonare Chorale in Portland, Oregon, for eight years. When they’re not singing with Ponderosa Pitches, Jay can be found reading a good book, dancing, or outdoors - hiking and spending time near the water. They also sing in an acapella folk trio, work as a massage therapist, and enjoy spending time with their beloved friends and family. 

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FAVORITE ARTIST: Home Free

FAVORITE TREE: Maple

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: Landslide

MUSICAL FUN FACT: She has performed twice in the Fur Rendezvous Melodrama in Anchorage, Alaska.

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: Friendships!

Lauren has been a member of the women's a cappella barbershop organization Sweet Adelines International since 2013. She was a longtime member of the Alaska Sound Celebration Chorus, which placed 13th in the world at the 2015 Sweet Adelines International Chorus Competition, before relocating to Central Oregon in 2022. In addition to her chorus experience, she sang with Wicked Pitches Quartet from 2014–2016 and Thanks for Asking Quartet from 2020–2022, performing and competing throughout her years in barbershop harmony.

FAVORITE ARTIST: Sara Bareilles

FAVORITE TREE: Weeping Willow

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: Pink Pony Club

FUN FACT: She gets incredibly stoked when she sees a really cool rock! 🪨

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: Getting to sing with my friends and put our own spin on some serious pop culture hits.

Lindsay is a Vocal Coach, Conductor, and Singer who loves helping people find confidence in their voice, build healthy technique, and have fun making music - whether a student is into classical, opera, jazz, pop, or anything in between. (Interested in lessons? Check out my website: www.lindsayeldevikmusic.com). When not teaching or performing, Lindsay is usually spending time with her husband, Spencer, their daughter, Addison, and their two dogs, Kona and Jazz.

FAVORITE ARTIST: Prince

FAVORITE TREE: El Palo Alto

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: Landslide

MUSICAL FUN FACT: Once sang a concert in 13 different languages, including ancient Aztec.

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: The fun humans who make such exceptional music together!

Lisa’s been singing for as long and as often as she can remember. First solo: the baseline in Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration” in 2nd grade because she was the only kid in class who could hit the low notes. Lisa’s sung in chamber groups, collegiate a cappella, opera, jazz/pop groups, around the campfire, in festivals/venues around the world, and in the car on long commutes (which thankfully don’t happen as much since moving to Bend!). Lisa is a proud member of the Pitches and the Central Oregon Mastersingers. 

FAVORITE ARTIST: Eric Whitacre

FAVORITE TREE: Paper Birch

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: Hercules Medley

MUSICAL FUN FACT: She played a viola solo at Carnegie Hall!

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: Making beautiful music with so many talented artists and incredible people!

Music has been a part of Mariah’s life for what feels like forever. She started piano at age 6, singing at age 10, and viola at age 11. During her freshman year in high school, her choral teacher essentially told her to get into voice lessons immediately, leading to her eventual roles throughout the school's many musical groups as Section Leader, Principal Alto, Student Director, and co-founder of the Women’s Quartet. She followed this musical path to Whitworth University, participating in the Whitworth Choir and the Whitworth Chamber Singers, and placed at the Northwest NATS competition. After graduating, she sang with the Spokane Choral Artists and Spokane Kantorei before moving to Bend in 2017, where she now sings with the Central Oregon Mastersingers and Ponderosa Pitches.

FAVORITE ARTIST: Bon Iver, Sammy Rae and the Friends, Lake Street Dive

FAVORITE TREE: Coastal Redwoods 

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: Feeling Good

MUSICAL FUN FACT: Competed with Cloud 9 A Cappella in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCAs), and the group placed third in the regional semifinals.

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: Making harmonies with talented musicians is something I could never get tired of.

Riley has been singing for as long as she can remember, beginning her choral journey with the Crescent City Youth Choir. She later performed with the Del Norte High Madrigal Choir and served as the soloist for the Del Norte High Jazz Band. At UC Santa Cruz (Go Slugs!), Riley sang with the Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Opera Department, and Cloud 9 A Cappella, where she discovered a lifelong passion for a cappella music. After returning to ensemble singing in 2024, she joined Central Oregon Mastersingers, now serving on its board, and proudly performs with both Mastersingers and Ponderosa Pitches.

FAVORITE ARTIST: Lake Street Dive!

FAVORITE TREE: Mountain Birch Trees

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: Pink Pony Club

MUSICAL FUN FACT: She was a 2015 Fellow for Arts Ignite's (fka Artists Striving To End Poverty/ASTEP) 2nd Annual Artist-As-Citizen conference, in partnership with The Juilliard School.

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: Being able to sing advanced music outside the normal choral repertoire (and in a small group setting) with very talented friends/colleagues! It is truly a privilege to sing with them.

Originally from Maine, Sarah has been active in the Central Oregon performing arts community since late 2022. Locally, you may have seen her onstage with OperaBend, Central Oregon Mastersingers/Chamber Voices, Ellipse Theatre Community, Cascades Theatrical Company, Nativity Lutheran’s Music Ministry, and more. In New England, she performed at a variety of regional theaters, including Rochester Opera House, Prescott Park Arts Festival, Firehouse Center for the Arts, Hackmatack Playhouse, CastAside Productions, and more. They also have additional experience in collegiate a capella (Mount Holyoke College's Victory Eights), group vocal jazz, and pop/rock vocals. Her onstage experience is complemented by ongoing work behind the scenes, serving as everything from deck crew to non-profit board member. Most recently, they have been enjoying freelancing as a Music and/or Stage Director with performers of all ages. For full credits, upcoming performances/projects, education/training, and biography, please visit www.sflagg.com!

FAVORITE ARTIST: Allison Russell

FAVORITE TREE: Willow

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: The Parting Glass

MUSICAL FUN FACT: She is a kirtan singer!

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: Getting to sing with other local musicians.

Allie is a folk singer songwriter. She loves singing in community and leading Kirtan.

FAVORITE ARTIST: I can’t pick a favorite, but Rosalía’s Lux album currently holds the top spot. 

FAVORITE TREE: The Quaking Aspen! Because they love to make music too.

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: Hercules Medley

MUSICAL FUN FACT: Her dream role (if she did theatre) would be Brad from Rocky Horror. She doesn’t know why. 

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: Being part of the Pitches taught her so much about making music and the teamwork behind it! Everyone brought such a unique perspective and set of skills, and she thoroughly enjoyed learning something new every rehearsal. 

Elsa’s love for making noise began when she started humming tunes from The Sound of Music at age one and a half. She has since gained (and subsequently lost) some solid piano skills, acquired an undergraduate music theory degree, and sang with the Whitman College Chorale, Cor de Dones (in Palma de Mallorca, Spain), and the Central Oregon Mastersingers. She is thrilled to have been one of the inaugural members of the Pitches, and hopes to find a group half as lovely and talented during her next chapter in North Carolina. 

FAVORITE ARTIST: I could never pick just one! 

FAVORITE TREE: Juniper

FAVORITE PITCHES SONG: Landslide

MUSICAL FUN FACT: She is a human pitch pipe!

WHY I LOVE THE PITCHES: Creating beautiful sounds with stellar people!

New to Central Oregon but not new to voice. Sonja has been singing since she could mutter a sound. She nurtured her vocal skills in high school and decided to go to Eastern Oregon University to further her knowledge and earn a Bachelor of Music. Sonja feels as though music is one of the special things in life that can make humans experience pure joy - she can’t wait to share that joy with you.