Scott grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and Houston, Texas. In his early years he belonged to the Presbyterian Church; then, as a student at Earlham College he worshiped with the Quakers. He graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1989. He served his first parish in Orange, CT for five years; then came to the North Haven Congregational Church in the Fall of 1994. He enjoys gardening, folk dancing, tennis and watching his kids play soccer.

Brian Jones currently resides in Naugatuck, CT. He received his B.A. in Vocal Performance from Central Connecticut State University, while on scholarship with the University Singers. He studied voice with Maksim Ivanov, Craig Hart, and Joanne Scattergood, while also studying conducting under Dr. Pam Perry, and toured with CCSU’s University Singers in China as a singer and guest conductor. He has been a finalist in the NATS (National Association for Teachers of Singing) competition for the Connecticut chapter, and has sung in two National ACDA Honor Choirs in Oklahoma City and Chicago. For the last three years, he has been a section leader and soloist at Asylum Hill Congregational Church, along with being a director of the Children’s choir and member of the Hand Bell Choir. He is also the director of the Hartford Public High School Show Choir, the assistant conductor for the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus in New London, and a vocalist in the local professional choir, Voce.

Gary Snowbeck began his organ studies at age ten and at thirteen was appointed organist at his home church, Faith Lutheran, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Upon graduating from high school Gary attended Valparaiso University, where he was a student of Philip Gehring. Subsequently he attended the University of Minnesota, where he studied with Nancy Lancaster and Heinrich Fleischer, earning a B.F.A. in organ performance in 1978. Upon graduation, he remained at the University of Minnesota an additional year studying orchestration with Dominick Argento. He also studied hymn improvisation with Paul Manz at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.

In 1984 Gary enrolled in the graduate program at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, studying organ with Robert Baker and harpsichord with Richard Rephann. He received his M.M. degree in 1986 from the Yale School of Music and has since served as organist and choir director at several churches in the New Haven area. Most recently he was the organist at North Branford Congregational Church.

Gary is also an accomplished bagpiper. He is a member of the New Haven Gaelic Highland Pipe Band, Taggart Pipes and Drums of Deep River, and Scotch on the Rocks, a small professional group of select performers. He frequently appears as solo piper at events in the local area and specializes in piobaireachd, the ancient classical music of the highland pipes.

Carolanne Thomas is a member of North Haven Church and directs the church school as a lay volunteer. She also is a teacher in the school.