Mike owns Edge Business Solutions, an accounting, human resources, and business consulting firm in Massachusetts.  By day, he sees clients across all different industries and all over the country, and by night, he takes on a  different yet creative role.

Mike is an avid music director and conductor, having music directed/director/conducted or played in Seussical, Heathers the musical, Newsies, Chicago, Matilda, Avenue Q, The Rocky Horror Show, School of Rock, Rock of Ages, The Addams Family, Peter Pan, Les Misérables, West Side Story, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, 42nd Street, Cinderella, Once on This Island, Evita, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Grand Hotel, West Side Story, Seussical, Oliver, The Wizard of Oz, 3 Ghosts, The Butler Did It, Singing, Rumors, The Philadelphia Story, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, Murder on the Nile, A Murder is Announced, Mary Poppins, Twisted and many more.  

An avid pianist, Mike also plays in pit orchestras throughout New England when he is not actively engaged in music direction.

Mike is the Director of Music/Organist at Saint Anna Parish in Leominster and the resident music director at Dramatically Incorrect Theatre Group. He is also a concert organist, having performed throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Washington, D.C.  Mike founded the NWCSO in 2021 and was a co-founding member of StageWorks, Inc.  

Michael has studied with pianist David Sears and organists Brian Lloyd Burgess, Dr. Robin Dinda, Dr. David Laskey, Paul Roy & James David Christie

In his spare time, of which there is very little, he is practicing, developing his business and spending time with his adult children Christian and Michaela.

Tinson Lam is a music educator, arts administrator, and professional musician from Lowell, Massachusetts. Tinson completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education with vocal & instrumental emphases from Asbury University in Kentucky. Tinson signed on as a violin instructor for the Bluegrass Arts Collective during his undergraduate studies for three years. He also sang in several opera/musical theatre workshops and choral residencies in England & Italy.

Tinson also received his Master’s Degree in Performing Arts Leadership and Management from Shenandoah University in Virginia. He is a proud recipient of the 2022 Shenandoah University Research Expo Winner: “Education Through Arts Integration”.

Tinson currently teaches general music, orchestra, and chorus in the Lowell School District. He also provides private voice, violin, and viola lessons through Music Elements in Chelmsford, MA. When he is not teaching, he is music directing and performing for weddings/special events. He is currently an active member of several orchestras in the Greater Boston area including the Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra, Firebird Pops Orchestra, North Worcester County Symphony Orchestra, and New England Film Orchestra. Tinson is passionate about arts integration in education, youth development, and arts community engagement and empowerment.

Jared Bloch is currently on the music faculty at Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, MA where he directs the Honors Wind Ensemble, the Green Concert Band, the Mountaineer Pep Band, and the Honors Jazz Ensemble.

Prior to his position at Wachusett, Jared served as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he studied conducting with Dr. Matthew Westgate.  At UMASS he conducted many of the university’s ensembles in performance including the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band, Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, and the Minuteman Marching Band.

Jared has been invited to guest conduct the Anna Maria College Wind Ensemble, the Florence Community Band, and the Amherst Community Band.  Additionally, he served as the music education intern and assistant conductor of the Valley Winds, an audition-based community band in western Massachusetts for their 2018-2019 season.  In 2019 he was asked to conduct the John Philip Sousa Foundation’s New England Regional Junior High Honor band at Mechanics  Hall in Worcester.

Jared is a native of Westborough, MA, and holds a Master of Music Degree in Conducting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education with Performance Honors from the Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University.

Karyn Crouthamel teaches cello privately from her in-home studio in Chelmsford MA. The Crouthamel Cello Studio's goal is to bring her students and other string players in the community to play in small ensembles, just as she had many ensemble opportunities growing up in a very musical family outside of Syracuse NY. She then continued to play during college in the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra (NC).  She had the wonderful opportunity to be the cellist for UNCW's select choir and travel around Germany, performing in many old cathedrals, as well as other venues. 

After college, she played in small ensembles and recorded with several guitarists in Seattle, while pursuing her love of rowing. Finally now settling into MA,  she has returned to her roots and love of music while raising her 4 children. All of whom are finding their own path with music and dance! And she is thrilled to be part of the North Worcester County Symphony Orchestra, while also playing in area pit orchestras and the Firebird Pops Orchestra.