About Us.

Mark your calendar now!   
Our concerts are usually the 3rd weekend in May and the 2nd weekend in December, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. We perform in different parts of the county so all have the opportunity to enjoy choral music – and for donations only. Click here for information about our upcoming concerts.
We are Mason County’s choir. If you want to do more than listen to a performance, come sing with us! You don’t have to live on Harstine Island to experience the joy of singing in a choir. Click here for information about joining.
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Established in 2004

We are singers from all over Mason County, called the Harstine Island Community Choir because that is where we originated.  We are experienced singers and beginners, old school choir members and show singers.  Our talent varies, but our dedication is unified.  We are proud to represent our various communities throughout Mason county in the pursuit of enhancing musical appreciation.  Our concerts are free; we pay our expenses and buy our music with the generosity of your donations.

Our Music

Led by Kelsey Barnes, our extensive repertoire includes many genres from classical, swing, blues, folk, Broadway, patriotic and traditional music from around the world.

Our Team

Kelsey Barnes
Artistic Director

Kelsey attended Western Washington University where she studied Piano Performance and Music Education. She studied piano under Dr. Milica Jelača Jovanović and Jeffrey Gilliam. She studied conducting with Dr. Christopher Bianco and Dr. Leslie Guelker Cone. Kelsey has performed with many instrumentalists, vocalists, bands, choirs, and orchestras in a wide variety of settings. Kelsey grew up in Silverdale, WA where she studied piano with Dr. Irene Bowling. She now lives in Shelton, WA and is the music teacher at Evergreen Elementary, pianist and choir director at St. David of Wales Episcopal Church, and singer in Women of Note. 

Elizabeth Berndt
Founder

Following her choral conducting studies under Ron Jeffers at Oregon State University, Elizabeth attended The Conservatory of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart, Germany studying voice, piano, and conducting. She holds Bachelor's Degrees in Music and Music Education, with emphasis in Choral Conducting, and a Masters Degree in Education. She taught high school music for ten years, served as accompanist for the German American Choir, and as rehearsal director for a 100 member symphonic choir. In the recent past, she was artistic director and conductor of The Capstans men's chorus, was a board member of and performed with Olympia's Masterworks Choral Ensemble, and toured in Europe with Tacoma Symphony Choir. She is also artistic director of Women of Note, an auditioned women's choir of South Puget Sound.

Our Mission

The Harstine Island Community Choir is a community chorus organized and operated exclusively for public music education and dedicated to performance, community service, and leadership in the arts. Our mission is to teach and perform choral works to interested persons of all ages, to participate in community service activities, and to develop and maintain public interest in vocal arts.