Come Sing Now
We are a group of women who love to have fun singing together.
Harmony of the Gorge Chorus is a group of women from all walks of life from the Columbia River Gorge area, who gather in Hood River on Tuesdays to share an evening of four-part a cappella harmony, musical growth, friendships, and fun.
Throughout the year, we have fun planning and traveling about to sing for individuals, businesses, clubs, local fairs and events, celebrations, and parties.
We love learning and singing “barbershop style” 4-part arrangements.
- Don’t panic – barbershop today is by no means “old fashioned” or “out of date” — in fact, it’s quite the opposite! New fantastic barbershop arrangements are being written for many of the popular songs we all enjoy hearing.
- There are many barbershop organizations, quartets and choruses now singing around the world.
Our 2026 Chorus Leaders
Chorus Manager: Janna
Communications: Frances
Performances: Dotty
Director: Judy G
Our Core Values include:
family, friendship, belonging, relationships, personal well being, health, self-esteem, security, respect, happiness, inner harmony, balance,
faith, religion, spirituality, life-long learning, education, personal growth
Directors Over The Years
1990-93 – Mary Mauroni
1993 – Joanna Moyer
1994-2001 – Lyn Salyers
2002-05 – Karla Callaway
2006-07 – Kris Pederson
2008-2009 – Matthew Crandall
2010-2019 – Judy Beckman
2022-present – Judy Galloway
In June 2025, our chorus was selected as one of nine choruses from across the country to work with Paul Ellinger’s Team Barbershop approach to growing choruses.. It will include classes on proven ways to find and keep members, along with regular check-in zoom meeting with the other choruses in Team Barbershop. It’s an exciting time to be part of our chorus.
Recent Coaching with Drew
Click on the following links below to view or review all of the information Drew shared with us about good singing habits to grow.
Unit Sound Presentation (pdf)
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Playlist of 14 videos
taken throughout the evening.
Judy Galloway, director
If singing is missing in your life,
call me at 541-490-2481
or you can email me:
jhgalloway47@gmail.com
For over 30 years now, I have enjoyed singing with these fantastic women, and in 2021, I moved into the role of directing the chorus.
Everyone needs to sing — and singing together with friends is the absolute best!! Singing not only makes us feel better – singing is also great for our health!
Regrettably, too many people (men and women) were told early in the life that they can not or should not sing! I so disagree. We all need to sing – it’s one of the most powerful ways to express our feelings and release our fears, sorrows, and joys!
Music background:
- Ongoing education: Music Theory, MuseScore, Finale, Vocal Production, Arranging, and Directing
- Staff and faculty for Harmony College Northwest which yearly attracts singers from the USA and Canada for a 4-day weekend of quality music education, singing, and coaching.
- 18-year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS).
- Webmaster for the Evergreen District.
- Evergreen District’s 2020 Barbershopper of the Year
- Attended Harmony University for classes in arranging and directing.