We’re looking forward to an incredible year at LSM, and we’ve been able to add extra spots for this summer! Final openings are available for the four-week Full Session (June 30-July 28) for students in grades 8-12 who play clarinet, flute, horn, oboe, trumpet, euphonium, violin, or string bass. For more information or to apply, visit LSMacademy.org.
Read MoreHappy Easter from your friends at Lutheran Summer Music! Please enjoy this musical offering of Paul Basler’s , performed by the LSM 2023 Festival Choir, conducted by Dr. Shannon Gravelle. Learn more about LSM @ LSMacademy.org.
Read MoreLutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival (LSM) is a residential academy for high school musicians. Students study with nationally recognized faculty, and are immersed in musical experiences through large ensembles (Choir, Band and Symphony Orchestra), chamber music, private lessons, elective classes, ongoing recitals and concerts.
Students also experience a welcoming and joyful community that worships together daily, offering musical gifts through Lutheran liturgy and hymnody. LSM 2024 takes place at Valparaiso University in Indiana from June 30-July 28 and is open to students who have completed grades 8-12. Spots for LSM 2024 are filling fast! Nominate a student today at LSMacademy.org/nominate.
Read MoreIntroducing two FREE compositions from Lutheran Summer Music by Anne Krentz Organ: Holy Manna, for .solo instrument with keyboard accompaniment, and Be Thankful, for SATB chorus, descant, keyboard accompaniment, optional: assembly, handbells. Free sheet music download: lsmacademy.org/resources
Read MoreEach year, the primary way that music students find their way to LSM is through the encouragement of their church musician! LSM offers opportunities for musicians of all kinds: brass, winds, strings, percussion, piano, organ, voice, harp, guitar, handbells, and more. Know a young person (grades 8-12) who would benefit from the life-giving and joyful musical community at LSM? Nominate them for LSM today at LSMacademy.org/nominate.
Read MoreJoin Lutheran Summer Music, December 3-24, 2023, for their third-annual Musical Advent Calendar–a daily moment of music and reflection on their Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages as well as archived on their website: LSMacademy.org/acal.
Read MoreValparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind., June 26–July 24 2022. Did you know that few Lutheran Summer Music students actually pay full tuition? Thanks to scholarships and congregational support through programs such as the Young Musicians Partnership, many LSM students receive matching grants that reduce out-of-pocket costs. Scholarships are still available for LSM 2022; nominate or encourage a young musician you know to apply today!
Read MoreLutheran Summer Music is pleased to share a musical selection every day of Advent, from favorite LSM performances to brand new recordings submitted by alumni, faculty, and friends. Follow the calendar in real time on the LSM Website for a moment of music and reflection each day until December 24th!
Read MoreThe LSM Winter Session, January 9-February 11 2022, is completely online on a customizable schedule for grades 8-12. $99 or pay what you an, no audition required. Learn more and enroll at Ismacademy.org/winter-session-2022.
Read MoreApplications are actively being accepted for Lutheran Summer Music 2021. Consider the young musicians in your congregation who would thrive at LSM, making music, building community, and growing creatively in their faith. Nominate a student online to connect them with LSM Admissions and help them learn more.
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