My name is Gabriella (Ella). I am a high school sophomore and I play viola and sing. I love music. People who know me know music is my past, present and future. My potential career paths are professional musical theater or music therapy. Both my parents are pastors. I mainly worship at my mom’s church where I am a part of the bell choir, youth ensemble, and choir.

I want to go to LSM to further my musical ability in a place where I am surrounded by people who share similar faith ideals. As I mentioned before, my parents are pastors. Religion is just as important to me as music. LSM will provide the best of both worlds.

Since I'm attending LSM's full four-week session, LSM will provide a $500 match if I can raise $1,000. If you are able and would like to support me, you may give online through this site or by check using the instructions below. The deadline for matching funds is May 15, and I am hoping to meet my goal by then!

Thanks for your support!

Love,

Ella

Note from LSM: To contribute towards Ella's tuition, you can give two ways:

Online through this page. Givebutter will automatically apply online processing fees (which you can opt out of paying) and a suggested "tip" (which you can set to zero). If you do not pay the online processing fee, LSM will. This will not affect your payment amount toward Ella's tuition.
Mail a check to LSM, PO Box 8687, Minneapolis, MN 55408. Checks should be made out to Lutheran Summer Music, with Ella's name in the memo line.

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.

Gabriella H. LSM 2026 Tuition

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