The Columbia River Chordsmen Chapter rehearses every Thursday evening, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, in Kennewick. Directions are below. We welcome visitors, especially those who think they might like to join us in song. If you can carry a tune and enjoy singing, chances are you will fit right in. Even if your singing skills are rusty or you can't read music, barbershop harmony is a great way to start--or re-start--your singing passion. We also encourage quartets: they provide an opportunity for our best performers to entertain at shows and at other special events. Drop in on any rehearsal. If you have questions, just contact Bob Steen at 509.619.0062.

The Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) has a great website (www.barbershop.org). It is a wonderful place to learn about barbershop singing, hear some samples of choruses and quartets, find out more about the district/international competitions and conventions!  There are about 800 choruses in the Society around that country with tens of thousands of total members. There are also around 2000 registered quartets (and a lot of more informal ones). If you travel around the country there is often a local chorus that welcomes visitors, and will give you a chance to sing some common songs that most barbershoppers know. Use the Society Locator to find a local chorus ("chapter"), or to find a quartet to serenade your loved one. BHS also publishes many arrangements for barbershop choruses and quartets. Songs cover hits from the late 1800s, ragtime, and Tin Pan Alley eras, as well as great musicals, jazz, rock and roll, doo-wop, and even current hits. You can browse or purchase them here.

How to get to our rehearsals:

We rehearse on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Hillview Baptist Church,  1621 W 27 Avenue in Kennewick, WA 99337. Visitors are always welcome! Our rehearsal space is in the on the south side of 27th Ave, between Vancouver St. and Olympia St.

From Hwy-395, going south: take the exit at W 27th Ave (at the corner of the Walmart Supercenter) left onto eastbound W 27 St. Go about 1.5  mile, and our (small) church is on the right (south).