We are an a cappella quartet, which means that we sing without instrumental accompaniment. We perform classical, folk, and holiday music favorites throughout the Phoenix Valley for groups of all sizes and special events!

The name of our group is "The Pitch Pipes," except around the holiday season when we become "The Mistletones."

The Pitch Pipes celebrate traditional folk ballads and melodies, Doo-Wop sounds of the '50s, and modern songs that will make you smile as we take you down memory lane.

The Mistletones add magic and joy to your event to be remembered for years to come as we perform all the classic carols, modern holiday favorites, and early period pieces.

We personalize our performance to match the event you are celebrating. Please send us a message from our Contact Us page. We look forward to being a part of your great experience. Thank you, and be sure to read about the talent and experience of our group members below!

Erika Hanson is the proud founder of the Pitch Pipes/Mistletones Quartet and has been singing for 15 years in the Phoenix area. While Erika loves to sing and perform, her music training began when she was 12 years old with instruments such as the clarinet, oboe, flute and saxophone. Erika is a licensed engineer in the solar power plant development and construction industry. Erika is a proud native of Phoenix, Arizona.

Andy Abbott is the newest member of The Pitch Pipes, having joined in the spring of 2019. He is a Phoenix native and a graduate of Arizona State University in Computer Information Systems. He is the Asst. Controller for a wholesale distributor in the HVAC industry, where he has been employed for 23 years. He enjoyed playing the trumpet throughout high school, but also started singing and traveling with a high school church choir and has been singing in church, college and community choirs ever since. He enjoys staying physically active and spending time with his three grown children, who live in the Phoenix area.

Tom Haws is one of our basses and our music director. He is one of our charter singers since 2015. He comes from a musical family and religious tradition. He started choral harmony singing in his childhood with his father and continued through university choirs and opera choruses including first chair bass in the 1984 Arizona high school all-state choir. He started amateur conducting and teaching church choirs, congregations, and children in 1988. He has sung bass or baritone in a cappella quartets starting in his teen years. For the past five years he has been the baritone backup singer for the a cappella group Remember When Doo Wop. He is a civil engineer and father of three, and he recently started formal university-level training in Music Theory and Composition.