SSU CCPA Recital Hall Programs by Salem State University

First Annual Salem State University

North Shore High School Honor Choir Concert February 28, 2026

Recital Hall

Salem State Land Acknowledgement

The land occupied by Salem State University is part of Naumkeag, a traditional and ancestral homeland of the Pawtucket band of the Massachusett. We acknowledge the genocide and forced removal of the people of Naumkeag and their kin and we recognize the ongoing colonization and dispossession of Indigenous homelands. We respect and honor the Massachusett tribe and the many Indigenous Peoples who continue to care for the land upon which we gather. We recognize our own responsibility to this land we occupy. We commit to continuously learning and sharing its history and that of the Massachusett and other Indigenous People who have been and remain here. We commit to develop and implement initiatives that work toward repairing the injustices continuously being committed on the Indigenous People of this land. We commit to making our own environmental impact on this land as sustainable as possible. We commit to a renewed and ongoing engagement with the Massachusett and all Indigenous People in and around Salem State.

To learn more about Salem State’s Land Acknowledgement please visit salemstate.edu/LandAcknowledgement.

MUSIC

The Salem State University music and dance department presents

First Annual Salem State University

North Shore High School

Honor Choir Concert

Dr. Lynn Shane, Conductor

Joe Stroup, Piano

Saturday, February 28, 2026

7 pm

Recital Hall

This performance is presented in conjunction with Salem State University’s Center for Creative and Performing Arts.

PROGRAM

O Music by David Brunner

Die Nachtigall by Felix Mendelssohn

Day of Fire and Sun by Kate Crellin

I Believe by Mark Miller

Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing by Stevie Wonder

HONOR CHOIR PERSONNEL

Izabelly Alves Dos Santos

Emily Ardon

August Barry

Gavin Colon

Valery Echavarria Jiminez

Savannah Hopkins

Adelaide Johnston-Ransom

Santo Martell

Hadassa Negrini

Amelia Newton

Rideline Olivier

Dina Oufessa

Henry Siedzik

Aidan Stacey

Please accept our apologies for errors or omissions made at the time of printing.

PARTICIPATING DIRECTORS AND SCHOOLS

Olivia Minchello, Beverly High School

Evann Carter, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

Jorge Ibanez, Lynn English High School

Nicole Furrier, Revere High School

Thomas Smoker, Rockport High School

SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SECTIONAL INSTRUCTORS

Dr. Sanae Kanda

Joe Stroup

Dr. Holly Zagaria

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT

Karen Gahagan, Director, Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Salem State University Admissions

Salem State University Music and Dance

SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY NORTH SHORE HONOR CHOIR COORDINATORS

Dr. Holly Zagaria, University Choir Director

Dr. Mary-Jo Grenfell, Music Program Coordinator

BIOGRAPHIES

Dr. Lynn Shane is a conductor and 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 the founder and music director of the Salem State Community Chorus. 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.