My name is Yuze, and I've been accepted as a student at Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival (LSM), a national faith-based music program taking place at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. I'm raising funds to help my family better afford this experience for me.

I started piano at 9 years old and I've been to over a dozen piano parties, recitals and performances. I'm currently preparing for level 8 ABRSM exams. My entire family goes to church to serve the Lord and my father is also a pastor. I want to go to LSM to enhance my musical abilities and better understand music theory. I also wish to play piano for church services. Last, I'd like to experience more music programs. My pastor, Johnson Rethinasamy, recommended LSM to me and shared how significant the program would be.

Thank you for your support!

Note from LSM: Yuze is eligible to receive up to $500 from LSM as a 50% match to funds raised. In other words, if Yuze raises $1,000 by May 15, Yuze will be eligible for the full match. Any funds raised beyond that will help to further defray costs for Yuze's family. To contribute towards Yuze'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 Yuze's tuition.
Mail a check to LSM, PO Box 8687, Minneapolis, MN 55408. Checks should be made out to Lutheran Summer Music, with Yuze'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.

Yuze - LSM 2026 Tuition

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