SSCC Co-Founder and Director. Lynn Shane is a conductor/educator with over 25 years of experience teaching singers of all ages and abilities. Her choirs have toured and performed in various festivals throughout the Northeast. She currently teaches public school music where she conducts over 300 young singers. Lynn was an adjunct faculty member at Salem State University where she taught courses in vocal technique, music history, and ensemble singing. She is a graduate of Boston University (DMA), University of Colorado (MM) and the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY. Some of her varied singing experience includes solo work with the Hillyer Festival Orchestra, the Salem Philharmonic, the Firehouse Center for the Arts, the Green Mountain Guild in Vermont, and the Palace Theater in New Hampshire, as well as 15 years with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. She is the founder and former executive director of Boston Singers' Resource, an online career resource for classical singers, and a proud long-time member of the American Choral Directors' Association and the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Joe Stroup is a collaborative pianist, organist, and music director on the North Shore. His experience includes over 25 years of music making with various local artists, churches, and music groups. Offering a range of styles, including pop, Musical Theater, classical, and light jazz, Joe is a much sought-after accompanist and collaborator. He is on the staff of Salem State University, is a member of the Hillyer Festival Orchestra, and has performed with the Orchestra on the Hill and the Cape Ann Symphony. He has music directed or performed in dozens of Musical Theater shows for various schools and companies including Salem State University, Suffolk University, Marblehead Little Theater, and Stage 284. Since 1986 Joe has been the organist at First Church in Wenham.