About Us
Now that you’ve found Harmony Mountain Singers you may be wondering “just where IS Harmony Mountain?”
Well, it’s not a place, but it is a community. Come sing with us Tuesday evenings in North Vancouver! You'll find about 40 of us at St. Clement's church in Lynn Valley on Tuesday nights from 7:15 to 9:15 pm, singing harmonies to music new and old, blues, swing, folk and beyond.
We’re a group of singers under the direction of Kathryn Nicholson, who love to sing harmony, strive to become better singers both individually and with each other, and care deeply about our choir community.
While we are an auditioned choir committed to sounding our best, we also value our singing environment. Camaraderie is core to our foundation. We love to laugh and we often get together outside of rehearsals for everything from pub nights, to forest hikes, to musical outings. We hope everyone who hears us or sings with us feels the sense of joy we do in singing harmony together.
Our History
The roots of HMS go back to 2002, when our founding members first met at a harmony singing course taught by Dale Rasmussen. Those early members (several of whom are still in our choir today) had so much fun singing together, they decided to form a community choir with Dale as director.
The choir eventually found a permanent home at St. Clement’s Church in Lynn Valley, and Dale came up with the name Harmony Mountain Singers to reflect our North Shore base. Dale led the choir for the first five years, followed by Karla Mundy, who served as our musical director for 15 years from 2007 to 2022. In addition to her role as director, Karla organized workshops and trips that gave us the opportunity to sing with other choirs both in BC and around the world, including singing trips to Cuba, Ireland and North Carolina.
HMS has grown and changed over our 20 years together, but our fundamental values have not: harmony, friendship and fun. Now we are enjoying the artistic direction of Kathryn Nicholson, an experienced singer and conductor with a background in music therapy. Our accompanist, Diane Lines, is a musical force in the Vancouver jazz scene and a composer in her own right.