When you visit St. Lawrence Orthodox Christian Church, chances are one of the first things you'll notice will be the music. If you visit several times, you may have occasion to notice that the choir producing this beautiful sound is not always led by the same person. St. Lawrence Church is blessed with not one, but two highly skilled and dedicated choir directors-Alice Hughes and Anne Schoepp.

Alice and Anne may look like Mutt and Jeff (Anne is about seven inches taller than Alice), and of course they are two separate people with distinct personalities. But when it comes to leading the choir, they are fully united in purpose, and their individual strengths come together to make one powerhouse of musical talent, energy, and commitment.

Alice holds a B. Mus. degree in Choral Music Education from the Conservatory of Music at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, California. She has served as a church choir director and voice teacher for 20 years, and for eight years has directed the St. Lawrence children's choir. Anne Schoepp holds a B.A. in Music from Stanford University and has directed an Orthodox choir for 17 years. She teaches music privately and at St. Lawrence Academy.

Together, Alice and Anne founded the national organization PSALM (Pan-Orthodox Society for the Advancement of Liturgical Music), in which they now serve as board members and editors of PSALM Notes; established the West Coast Liturgical Singing Seminar, now in its sixth year; and have produced and/or directed four recordings for Seraphim Six Productions. They both arrange and compose liturgical music as well.

In addition to all this, Anne and Alice are busy wives and mothers (Alice has two children, Anne has five), and Alice serves as COO of her husband's business. Still, they keep the energy flowing that keeps the choir on its toes. With cheerful humor, unfailingly high standards of musicianship, and inspiring dedication to the liturgical life of the Church, they lead the choir to give its all in the service of God through music.