My name is Tyler and I want to go to Lutheran Summer Music.

I grew up at Immanuel Lutheran School. I always enjoyed the music and that's what enticed me to play the piano and eventually the organ. My family has supported me throughout my music calling, including finding me a piano (for free on the side of the road). In 5th grade, I started playing piano lessons with my church director, Mr. Rasmussen. I started to play pieces for church and chapel services. I was in the Middle School Choir and joined the Adult Choir in my Freshman year of High School. I also play for a small group called IMH, Immanuel Ministries for the Handicapped. The summer before I started high school, I started organ lessons. I am continuing to take keyboard classes in high school, and my piano playing has improved immensely. I started playing more difficult pieces and have played in concerts as well.

I would like to attend LSM to help me reach a higher level of piano and organ, which would allow me to start on a path towards a career as a Lutheran church accompanist.

My family's remaining cost to attend LSM this summer is $2,245. If you are able and would like to support me, you may give online through this site, or mail a check made out to "Lutheran Summer Music" with my name in the memo line - and mail it to LSM at PO Box 8687, Minneapolis, MN, 55408. Thank you for your support to help us afford LSM!

Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival (LSM) is the nation’s premier faith-based music academy for high school students. In addition to advanced musical instruction and numerous performance opportunities, LSM students form an intentional community, living together for four weeks on a Lutheran college campus. Since 1981, this unique and immersive program has guided the lives of young musicians who credit LSM as the starting place for their future careers and vocations.

LSM was founded to celebrate and extend the rich musical heritage of the Lutheran church. Our founders believed that by providing high-quality training and performance opportunities to young musicians they could cultivate a lifelong love of classical and sacred music, thus preserving these art forms for generations to come.

Tyler C. - LSM 2024 Tuition

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Tyler C. - LSM 2024 Tuition

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