The Evergreen Chorale is a vibrant, multi-generational community choir in its 53rd season!  With a deep commitment to excellence in choral repertoire and choral performance, our 85 members sing a large variety of amazing music -  from choral masterworks in collaboration with orchestras and instrumental ensembles to brand new compositions  by gifted American and international composers.  Our 24 member select Altezza Chamber Choir is an additional opportunity for EC members.  


We welcome talented beginners, as well as experienced choral artists from all walks of life and professional backgrounds, including high school interns.  We especially support music educators and music students offering discounted dues.  What connects all of us is our love of beautiful and transformative  music and our joyful rehearsals on Monday evenings.  The Evergreen Chorale is proud to invite composers, clinicians and guest conductors to give our members an in depth and varied musical experience, as well as optional travel opportunities! 

Evergreen Chorale Artistic Team

Christine Gaudreau 

Principal Music Director and Conductor



Christine Gaudreau has served Ovation West Performing Arts since 2010 as Artistic Director through 2022 and currently as Principal Music Director and Conductor of the Evergreen Chorale and Altezza Chamber Choir.  She began her musical training in her native Germany in opera and, upon moving to California, completed degrees in Music History and Voice Performance and a Masters in Conducting from San Diego State University. Additionally, she has studied at the International Bach Festival and Yale. Christine serves as Director of Music and Worship Arts for the highly respected music program at Wellshire Presbyterian Church, where she conducts the Sanctuary Choir, the professional Wellshire Orchestra, and also curates the concert series “Music at Wellshire.” She has served as cover and guest conductor for Jefferson Symphony Orchestra, and as guest conductor for Evergreen Chamber Orchestra, the Lamont School of Music Opera Program and for Colorado Christian University.  This year she was the conductor for the regional Presbyterian Musician's Association.

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Patrick Lee

Principal Accompanist * Collaborative Pianist


Patrick Lee is a Colorado native, a graduate of CU's jazz department, and a teacher of piano in Evergreen. Patrick has accompanied the Evergreen Chorale and Altezza Chamber Choir for the past 8 years and also has served as accompanist and music director for several Ovation West Theatre shows.  He serves as Principal Pianist at Wellshire Presbyterian Church and is a sought after performer throughout the Denver area.   He has released over thirty albums of original music influenced by sampling culture, cassettes, records, collages, animals, field recordings, hip-hop, and electronic music. When not chasing his three-legged dog down the street, Lee can be found trying to root for Buffs football and betting on mixed doubles tennis. 

Kirsten Carpenter Ortman 

Associate Conductor


Kirsten Carpenter Ortman is the Director of Choirs at the Colorado School of Mines as well as the  vocal music instructor at Ralston Valley High School. Additionally, Kirsten is the associate conductor of the Evergreen Chorale.   Kirsten’s choirs have performed in a variety of venues including Carnegie Hall, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.  In addition to conducting, Mrs. Ortman also frequently performs as an opera and musical theater singer.  Recent roles include Jenny in The Threepenny Opera, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, Despina in Cosi fan tutte, and Giannetta in L'elisir D'amore.  Kirsten recently music directed Godspell for Ovation West in the spring of 2022 and performed as soprano soloist in the Brahms Requiem performance of Jefferson Symphony and the Evergreen Chorale.   Kirsten holds a BME in vocal music and MM in conducting from the University in Northern Colorado.  

Jordan Ortman

Associate Accompanist


Jordan Ortman is a collaborative pianist, organist, and vocal coach based in Denver, Colorado.  He is an Affiliate Faculty member at Metropolitan State University in Denver, where he teaches Class Piano, Theory Lab, and accompanies and coaches voice and instrumental students.  As an enthusiast of both opera and musical theater he has worked offstage as pianist, coach, music director, and conductor for productions with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the Arvada Center, and Inspire Theater Company and has performed on stage in productions of Oliver, Pirates of Penzance, Fiddler on the Roof, Into the Woods, and Masterclass.  During the 2017-2018 season, he was the coach and pianist for the Young Artist (now Artist in Residence) Program at Opera Colorado.  He received a BA in Music from Bethel College (KS) and a MM in Collaborative Piano from the University of Northern Colorado, where he studied with Dr. Willem van Schalkwyk.