La Crosse Coulee Chordsmen
The Coulee Chordsmen are a group of male a cappella singers ranging in age from 18 to 84, from all walks of life! We share a passion for singing, and we perform in shows and contests throughout the upper Midwest each year. If you also love to sing, whether you have previous experience with barbershop style music or not, please consider joining us for one of our Tuesday evening chapter meetings! If you have a business or civic group meeting and are interested in hiring the chorus or one of our great quartets, contact us! The Chordsmen have an Annual Show in the spring, and we perform each summer at Riverside Park in La Crosse to raise funds for local charities. See our contact information below!
Welcome to the online home
of the La Crosse Coulee Chordsmen,
Southwest Division Chorus Champions for 2008!
The Land O'Lakes District Spring Convention
was held May 2nd-4th, and included
several contests:
Contest Results!
[click each entry for results]
International Quartet Preliminaries
10,000 Lakes Division and Southwest Division Chorus Contests
10,000 Lakes Division and Southwest Division Quartet Contests
The contest was hosted by the La Crosse Chapter and was held in the Heider Center for the Arts at 405 East Hamlin Street West Salem, WI 54669. 
Advancing to the International Quartet Contest in Nashville this summer:
After Midnight
Vocality
Main Street Station
Thunderbox (out-of-district)
Our Annual Show, “How the West Was Sung”, was performed on April 19th at the beautiful Viterbo Fine Arts Center in La Crosse, followed by an Afterglow at the American Legion in La Crosse.
Featured guest quartets were Magnum, Main Street Station, and Shear Delight (the latter at the 2pm show only).
We thank each of our patrons for continuing to support barbershop-style music and programming in the La Crosse area!
Check our Photo Gallery pages for pictures from this event.
Essential information for contacting the Coulee Chordsmen directly is as follows:
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*Telephone: we can be contacted at 608.780.SING with regard to any time-sensitive inquiries, to request or schedule performances for the chapter chorus or quartets associated with the chapter. Messages left on our voicemail will be picked up regularly and your call will be returned by the appropriate member of the chapter.
* Email: we can be reached by email at bss@couleechordsmen.com. Please use the word "Chordsmen" in the Subject line of your message.
* In person: we meet to sing together every Tuesday evening at 7:00pm (until approximately 9:30pm) at the Harry J Olson Center, 1607 North Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin. You are always welcome to join us there!
The Coulee Chordsmen are members of the United Fund for the Arts and Humanities (UFAH), and we gratefully acknowledge their support for our art form.
Magnum in their yellow suits!
Above - Shear Delight
Above - Main Street Station
LOL DISTRICT BOTY for 2008
Dale Montgomery
The Coulee Chordsmen are very proud to announce that Dale Montgomery was selected as the 2008 Land O’Lakes District Barbershopper of the Year (BOTY).
Congratulations, Dale! While the La Crosse Chapter has included many well-known members of the District over its sixty-three years as an organization, Dale is the first member of the chapter to be selected as the District BOTY!
Our Director
The chapter chorus is directed by Dan Heike, who joined us in August of 2007. Dan is well-known for his ability as a singer and a musician, and has many years of experience with barbershop music. Dan’s goal is to create the highest quality music and entertainment for our audiences - and to have fun while we do so!