About Us

The Columbia River Chordsmen Chapter was formed in 2002 when Bob Steen and Todd Ash got together with about a dozen other men to toss around the idea of forming a barbershop chorus in the Tri-Cities area. That was then, and now we have twice as many singers!

Our members are shown below; thanks to Wayne Hamilton for the photographs. You can see our chapter officers by clicking here, and for those who like documents and politics, here is a link to our bylaws (.doc format).

Meet the Chordsmen
David Atteridge, baritone	Chris Baugh, lead	Bob Burnett, baritone
Jim Cowin, lead	Jerry Entrop, lead	Tom George, baritone
Bill Grams, baritone	Wayne Hamilton, bass	Steve Halliday Director
Roland Harvey, Lead	Keith Johnston, Lead	Garrett Landram, Bass
Jeff Markillie, Lead	Larry Meeks, bass Board Member at Large	Richard Melendy, Bass
Frank Orsag, bari/tenor	John Patrick, baritone	Selby Schooler, lead
Don Shafer, tenor	Leo Smilgelski, bass Music Librarian	Lee Snow, lead
Chris Stape, lead	Bob Steen, tenor VP Chapter Development /Membership	Gary Stevens, Lead
Roy Tidwell, lead Board Member at Large	Carl VanHoff, tenor President, Youth Outreach	Denny Weier, bass Secretary
	John Yegge, baritone VP Music and Treasurer

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Officers and "Functionaries"
Chorus Director: Steve Halliday	Asst Chorus Director: Larry Meeks
President: Bob Steen h: 509.619.0062	Secretary: Richard Melendy
Treasurer: John Yegge h: 509.375.0225	VP Membership & Chapter Development: Lee Snow
VP Marketing & Public Relations: Larry Meeks h: 541.922.3141/ c: 541.571.5638	VP Music: Leo Smigelski
Board Member at Large: Frank Orsag	Board Member at Large: Selby Schooler
Board Member at Large: Jeff Markille	Chapter Counselor: Scott Belanger
Music Librarian: Leo Smigelski	Youth Outreach: Carl VanHoff

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