2023
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Brian Becker, Chair Maywood, IL
Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell, Chair LSM 1992–93, Counselor 2004, Dean of Students 2005
Michael Rickman, Vice Chair Akron, OH
Jennifer Baker-Trinity LSM 1992–94
Karin Swenson-Moore, Treasurer Mercer Island, WA
Matthew Bernthal LSM 1983–85, Intern 1986–87, Counselor 1991, Board of Directors 2005–08
Jane Wilke, Secretary Woodbury, MN Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell, Advisory Council Chair Chanhassen, MN LSM 1992–93, Counselor 2004, Dean of Students 2005
Jose Cordero LSM 2017, Counselor 2021
Linda Kempke Rocky River, OH
Dr. John Groerich LSM 2000–04, Intern 2005–06, Counselor 2008
Mackenzie McNaughton White Bear Lake, MN LSM 1992–94
Dan Hellerich LSM 1997–99
Thomas Bandar, Executive & Artistic Director Ex Officio Minneapolis, MN
Ryan Hostler LSM 1997–98, Intern 2000, Counselor 2002 Events Manager 2003–04
Dieter Nickel, Honorary Advisor Merrill, WI
Dietrich Jessen LSM 2009–11 Admissions and Partnerships Manager 2016–18
NATIONAL STAFF
Stefanie Fiser Kleven Counselor 2007–08, Dean of Students 2009–10, 12–13
Thomas Bandar, Executive & Artistic Director Chad Fothergill, Cantor LSM 2000, Worship Assistant 2007–08, 2010 Cantor 2018–present Lisa Hartwig, Development Officer MaryLynn Mennicke, Dean and Director of Admissions LSM 2001–05, Intern 2006 Megan Tschumper, Development Database & Gift Coordinator Eric Sayre, Alumni & External Relations Director LSM 2004–05
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Krista Bernthal LSM 1985–86, Intern 1987, Counselor 1991– 92
Jeanine Krause LSM 1989–90, Intern 1991–92, Counselor 1994 Heather McDermott LSM 1997–98, 2000–01, Intern 2004, Counselor 2005–06 Brita Moore-Kutz LSM 2008–10 Michael Schaner LSM 2005–06 Evelyn Zimmer LSM 2011 Chad Fothergill, Ex Officio LSM 2000, Worship Assistant 2007–08, 2010, Cantor 2018–present
Dear Friends,
Welcome!
Thanks to your advocacy, dedication, and enthusiasm, 2023 was a milestone year for Lutheran Summer Music in countless ways.
There is much to celebrate this year – LSM 2023 saw capacity enrollment, using every bed available from the university to house this year’s community. New outreach programs brought music to innumerable community members and in turn invited them to attend concerts and services in person. Increased technology allowed music and worship to reach people around the world, with over 100,000 views of events from the summer. Alumni from nearly every year returned to campus, adding their voices to the community through song, support, and social events. To put it simply, LSM is growing, and its impact deepening. 2023 was also a year of extraordinary generosity. Donors, alumni, and parents sponsored every faculty studio and concert on campus. Over a hundred people contributed to Step Up LSM, a single day of giving that raised scholarship funds to ensure every student was able to attend. Because of you, LSM again finished the year with a balanced budget, ensuring fiscal responsibility and long-term sustainability for the program we all love. But let us not only be measured by the size of the program or the number of people who are touched by the experience. LSM is, at its core, deeply personal, immersive, and life changing. Its transformative impact cannot be measured by a summer, by view counts, or by concert attendees. The growth at LSM adds value, music, and faith for a lifetime. The connections that are deepened are immeasurable – getting to know oneself, becoming connected to others, and feeling closer to God. All of this happens through music, the through line that opens hearts, possibilities, and connections. Thank you for making LSM possible and investing in the next generation of leaders. I hope you feel encouraged by what’s possible when we come together and, through music, change lives. With gratitude,
Thomas Bandar Executive & Artistic Director tbandar@lutheransummermusic.org
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CANTOR’S CORNER A note from Chad Fothergill (LSM 2000), Cantor Although the last chord of LSM 2023 rang out months ago, the sights and sounds of a wonderful and robust summer continue to reverberate in many ways—a fitting reminder on this feast day that earthly music is but a foretaste of the great and promised feast with choirs of saints and angels.
Chad Fothergill
LSM 2023 was, of course, an abundant musical feast unto itself. Here are some highlights from the organ and church music area: On move-in day, we met eleven organ students and heard at least five of the Eight Little Preludes and Fugues performed at auditions (a few of which became part of an all-Bach prelude for cantata Sunday). Several organ students were already serving as musicians for their home congregations, and their festival week recital included performances of repertoire alongside the singing of several hymns. Later in the first week, the worship staff welcomed the full LSM student body to the chapel for a hands-on introduction to leadership roles for worship: seasoned and future acolytes, lectors, cantors, and assisting ministers were able to explore stations for carrying, reading, praying, and singing with members of the chapel staff. During the second week, church music students joined the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians conference in Philadelphia via Zoom for a conversation about vocation. And a student who brought an ocarina to LSM asked to help lead worship, so we created a psalm setting for evening prayer using the Native American melody Lac qui parle. At the start of the third week, LSM hosted Paul Vasile, executive director of Music that Makes Community. During his residency, Paul worked with church music students, the chapel choir, and shared the communitybuilding gifts of rote singing with the full community at morning and evening prayer—some of these songs helped shape the following week’s hymn festival. Thanks to the generosity of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, several boxes of choral and liturgical music were made available for LSM students. A few students returned several times with empty backpacks to claim these treasures for their future study and use.
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This LSM season also intersected with my own transition from “interim” to “permanent” status as organist at Duke University Chapel: lessons from LSM 2023—including daily practice tips from Cheryl Lemmons—have shaped my approach to practicing, playing, teaching, and mentoring, especially with the students who plan and lead liturgies at Duke Divinity School. But what I recall most about LSM 2023 was the musicality and maturity of the entire student body—their attentive listening and mutual support in studio classes, their astute (and challenging) questions during elective meetings and the annual Bach cantata workshop, and their unbounded creativity. During the alumni reunion I was able to again see organ and church music students from previous LSM seasons who are now exploring graduate programs in sacred music, study abroad opportunities, or parish ministry positions. They join generations of alumni who can attest to the transformative and lifelong impact of their LSM experience. It is in that spirit that we acknowledge and thank all who make LSM possible—donors, parents and families, friends, congregations, institutional partners, and more. Gifts of time, talent, and resources help in myriad ways, both seen and unseen. They help:
• to support the creative gifts of a liturgical composerin-residence whose music blesses both the LSM community and the wider church.
• to develop faculty roles that respond to the changing landscape of church music.
• to provide parish musicians, seminarians, and
other professionals with inspiration and vocational enrichment at LSM.
• to grow scholarship funds for students. • to foster trust and enthusiasm among the LSM
staff to work creatively and flexibly within shifting contexts.
• to ensure new generations of faithful leadership in the church.
We look forward to building on the successes of the past year, and eagerly anticipate the first chords that will announce the sights and sounds of LSM 2024!
LSM 2023 Faculty Studios & Sponsors “Being at LSM, it's eye-opening to be studying under internationally soughtafter musicians, and to see their humbleness and their passion toward music and toward teaching children how to excel in their craft. To watch the faculty during their recitals and see how much fun they're having has given me so much purpose as a musician, and it's given me so much guidance to know that this is what I want to do in the future..” – Sarah 2022–23
Dr. Bruce Atwell, horn • sponsored by Philip Hahn Rev. Nathan Baker-Trinity, chaplain • The Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Endowed Chaplain Chair Thomas Bandar, viola • sponsored by James and Joanne Albers Michael Beert, low strings • sponsored by Karin Swenson-Moore and Nicholas Moore
Rachel Handlin, violin, viola • sponsored by Pamela Smith in memory of Arden and Yvette Tollefson Matthew Jahnke, bass • sponsored by Nancy Jones and Michael Hovland Hannah Johnsrud, sacristan • sponsored by Craig Mueller and Ernest Vasseur Christina Giuca Krause, piano • sponsored by Beth Nelson Chase and John Chase Dr. Benjamin Krause, composer-in-residence • sponsored by Tom and Sylvia Luekens Anne Krentz Organ, liturgical composer-in-residence • sponsored by David Schack and Claire Bushong
Elise Blatchford, flute • sponsored by Paul and Diane Jacobson
Nicole Lee, piano • sponsored by Alan and Carolyn Morrisson
Dr. Cole Burger, piano • sponsored by Thomas and Kathleen Schmidt
Cheryl Taylor Lemmons, collaborative piano • sponsored by Seth Hartwell and Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell in memory of Eric Drotning
Ezechiel Daos, associate cantor • sponsored by Linda and Robert Kempke Dr. Jeffrey Scott Doebler, festival band • Ensemble Directorship sponsored by Carol Wessler in memory of Peter Wessler Dr. David Eyler, percussion • sponsored by Christine and William Drotning in memory of Eric Drotning
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Dr. Gregory Hamilton, low strings • sponsored by Nancy Jones and Michael Hovland
Monte Belknap, violin • sponsored by George and Andrea Pauli
Alexis Cairy, voice • sponsored by Karen Rayapati
“The worship experience here, it's like none other, I'll be honest. It just feels very inclusive. I'm inclined to participate, like, you don't have to, and that's the good thing about that – you're not forced to. But I feel so moved by it that it just makes me want to participate in worship, and at the end of the day I feel a sense of fulfillment from our Evening Prayers.”
Daniel Greco, voice • sponsored by Robert and Susan Ellefson
Chad Fothergill, cantor • The Regina Holmen Fryxell and Patricia Schad Leege Endowed Organ and Church Music Chair • The Linda and Robert Kempke Cantor Chair • The Paul Bouman Endowed Chapel Choir Chair Julian Goods, voice • sponsored by Paul Georgeson Dr. Shannon Gravelle, festival choir • The Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Endowed Festival Choir Director Chair Elizabeth Gray, voice • sponsored by John Lunde in memory of Joyce Povlacs Lunde
Dr. Stacy Maugans, saxophone • sponsored by John and Connie Schoening Catherine McCord Larsen, voice • sponsored by Stephen and Elizabeth Hogberg Jorge Montilla Moreno, clarinet • sponsored by Sallie Streib in memory of Dr. Erich Streib Dr. Paul Morton, trumpet • sponsored by Pamela and Keith Killinger Austin Smith, oboe • sponsored by Jeanine Krause Dr. Kevin Sütterlin, festival orchestra • The Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Endowed Orchestra Chair Adrienne Williams, violin • sponsored by Judith Finnegan in memory of Dr. Gerald Finnegan Dr. Benjamin Yates, low brass • sponsored by Todd and Sadie Kunau Dr. Daryn Zubke, bassoon • sponsored by Mark and Janna Boelke
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LSM congratulates our 2023 graduates!
Emily from Nebraska (Percussion, 2022) is studying Environmental Engineering and Percussion at Colorado State University, where she is involved in the Drumline, working on the events staff at the University Center for the Arts, and staying active musically by serving as the musical worship coordinator at the Lutheran Ministry on campus.
Micah from Iowa (Cello, 2022) is a freshman at the University of Iowa and is planning to double major in Business and Cello Performance. He also plays with the UI Symphony Orchestra and the chamber music residency program.
Olivia from Wisconsin (Violin, 2021–22) is starting freshman year at Susquehanna University, and “having lots of fun exploring and learning!”
Katie from Minnesota (Oboe, 2021–23) is “looking forward to growing in her performance, clinical, and research abilities” through Oboe Performance and Psychology studies at UW-Madison.
Jenna from Wisconsin (Voice, 2023) is double-majoring in Psychology and Sociology UW Green Bay, and also is singing in the mixed choir at her church.
Spencer from Wisconsin (Tuba, 2021–23) is attending Edgewood College, studying Political Science, playing in Edgewood’s Concert Band and singing in choir.
Romarro from Wisconsin (Voice, 2022–23) is at UW-Whitewater, double-majoring in Music & Media Arts, and is “trying to live life to the fullest”!
Trygg from Washington (Flute, 2021–22) is at University of Washington, pursuing his passion for physics and astronomy.
Molly from Michigan (Flute, 2022–23) is in Wisconsin attending trade school for Instrument Repair.
Rose from Texas (Violin, 2021–22) is pre-med at UT Austin, studying Biochemistry, hanging out with her sorority sisters, and playing in the orchestra!
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Justin from Virginia (Piano, 2021–22) is a student in the Joint Degree Program in International Relations at the College of William and Mary and the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). He continues to play the piano and credits his experience at LSM for increasing his enjoyment of music and challenging himself musically. Jordan from Texas (Voice, 2022) is at Sam Houston State University, studying vocal Music Education. He dreams of having his own students he can “educate into amazing and upstanding individuals in society and hopefully make them excellent singers as well.”
Kyra from Indiana (Violin, 2021–23) is at Butler University studying music performance, currently playing The Nutcracker ballet with the Butler Symphony Orchestra.
Jimmy from Illinois (Voice, 2022–23) is attending Western Illinois University for Musical Theatre.
Liam from Indiana (Clarinet, 2022–23) is currently at Purdue University studying chemistry.
Gabe from Indiana (Oboe, 2018–22) is a first-year student at Tulane University in New Orleans, studying architecture and playing oboe with the TU Orchestra and tenor saxophone with the Tulane Soundwave Pep Band.
Courtney from Virginia (Flute, 2019–22) is pursuing a double major in Education and Theatre at LenoirRhyne University, and is currently a member of the “Spirit of LR” Marching Band.
LSM 2023 Video Highlights
YOUNG MUSICIANS PARTNERSHIP The Young Musicians Partnership (YMP) is a growing network of organizations who financially support young musicians to attend Lutheran Summer Music. Any organization (such as churches, family foundations, rotary clubs, etc.) which contributes to a specific student’s tuition will be automatically recognized as a Young Musicians Partner. To honor this partnership, funds contributed by an organization will be matched at 50% by Lutheran Summer Music, up to a match of $500.
Visit LSMacademy.org/23HL to view all of the following videos or use the QR codes below:
LSM 2023 Festival Band Where the Stormy Winds Blow (Ayers)
LSM 2023 Festival Choir Sing Because I'm Happy (Dilworth)
Young Musicians Partners for LSM 2023 include: Bethlehem Lutheran Church: Grand Marais, MN Bethlehem Lutheran Church: Wahoo, NE Bethesda Lutheran Church: New Haven, CT Bowling Green Band Boosters: Bowling Green, OH Cass County Community Foundation: Logansport, IN Central Lutheran Church: Portland, OR Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church: Elizabethtown, PA Christ Lutheran Church: Hammond, IN Cypress Creek Music Teachers Association: Spring, TX Edina Community Lutheran Church: Edina, MN Faith Lutheran Church: Logansport, IN First Lutheran Church: Norfolk, VA Gloria Dei Lutheran Church: Olympia, WA Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: Lakefield, MN Immanuel Lutheran Church: Boise, ID Immanuel Lutheran Church: Valparaiso, IN Lincoln Lutheran Choir: Lincoln, NE Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Minnesota South District Lutheran Church of the Resurrection: Roseville, MN New Life Lutheran Church: Pearland, TX North Baltimore Masonic Lodge: North Baltimore, OH Northwest Indiana Symphony Society: Munster, IN Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church: Vero Beach, FL Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church: Casper, WY Peace Lutheran Church: McMurray, PA Peace Lutheran Church: Plymouth, MN Samaritan Hill Church: Albertville, MN SonFire Ministries: Pemberville, OH St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church: Columbus, OH St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church: Altamont, NY St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church: Sayville, NY St. Lorenz Lutheran Church: Frankenmuth, MI St. Mark’s Lutheran Church: Bowling Green, OH St. Mark’s Lutheran Church: Spokane, WA St. Paul’s Lutheran Church: Des Peres, MO St. Peter’s Lutheran Church: Lebanon, WI St. Peter Lutheran Church: Mechanicsburg, PA Trinity Lutheran Church: Hovland, MN Trinity Lutheran Church: Valparaiso, IN Watertown Music Boosters: Watertown, WI Zoar Lutheran Church: Perrysburg, OH
LSM 2023 Festival Orchestra Finlandia (Sibelius)
LSM 2023 Chapel Choir Come, bring your burdens to God (South African traditional)
LSM 2023 Jazz Ensemble The Chicken (Ellis)
LSM 2023 Handbell Choir This Joyful Day (Wagner)
View all videos from LSM 2023 at the Livestream Archive: LSMacademy.org/23videos
LSM 2023 Bach Cantata "Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt" BWV 18
Simply scan this QR code to see the LSM 2023 video archive.
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J.S. Bach Society
Donor Spotlight: Why I Supported the Student Organ Recital Jeremy Wirths (LSM 1994) The treasured music of the Lutheran tradition can only be performed by highly skilled organists. Without a new generation of organ performers, the organ music of the great Lutheran masters will live only in recordings. LSM provides teachers at the height of their profession along with some of the finest and largest instruments in the world. These opportunities create seeds of interest in beginning students and the nurturing and cultivation needed for students who are already more advanced.
Organ Elective / Jeremy Wirths
LSM students hear performances of the full gamut of organ literature as well as great improvisation, an important part of the organ tradition that many students would not have the chance to experience in their hometowns and congregations. LSM also provides young organists with a sense of a community of organists, something they may not find anywhere else.
Much like Bach’s enduring influence over classical and sacred music and the Church, the J.S. Bach Society honors individuals who have committed to LSM’s long-term impact by including Lutheran Music Program in their will or estate plans. Thanks to these individuals for their dedication to the sustainability and influence of LSM on students, congregations, and our community.
Soli Deo Gloria Anonymous
William Harold Beermann Dorothy and Glenn Burroughs William and Christine Drotning
Donor Spotlight: Why We Supported the Saxophone Studio
Donor Spotlight: Why Our Family Supported the Fellows Program
John and Connie Schoening
The Williams Family
We witnessed the life-changing influence of LSM when our daughter returned from her first camp experience and asked us for a more challenging teacher at home and a better violin. Three more LSM summer camps and 20+ years later, she’s performing professionally and directing middle school orchestras and her church choirs in Denver.
Elisabeth Esther Williams influenced and nurtured her seven living children's Christian faith, as an active member of Grace Lutheran Church-Denison. She was a long-time teacher of home-bound students, & high school mathematics, encouraging her students and serving as a mentor and role model. Naming the LSM 2023 Fellows Program in Elisabeth's honor was a perfect way to celebrate her 94th birthday by encouraging young LSM teaching assistants and role models, just as she had encouraged and supported students during her teaching career.
Suzanne Eggold Emma Paula Flitsch+ Robin High Wayne and Laurell Huber David K. Johnston+ Linda and Robert Kempke James and Sarah Klein Barbara Klingsick Samuel and Carolyn Kochel Marion Liska+ John H. Lunde Susan Messerli Jean Minsch Marilyn Mohling William Mowson Craig Mueller and Ernest Vasseur Joan Scheele Mueller+ Dieter and Pamela Nickel Elda and Rod O'Brien Glenn and Patricia Ohlmann Norman and Kathleen Porath
The Williams Family
Step Up LSM 2023
Dr. Stacy Maugans John & Connie Schoening
Dr. Stacy Maugans is a close friend of ours and we know that she is passionate about both teaching and performing. It was a privilege to sponsor her studio this year, and we hope to do so again in the future.
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In an outpouring of generosity and enthusiasm, over 140 alumni, parents, and friends supported 2023 students by raising over $30,000 in scholarship support. Step Up was LSM’s first annual day of giving. LSM 2023 hosted the largest student class since 2005, creating the need for increased scholarship and match grant funds. Thank you to all who gave their time and resources to make this inaugural effort a resounding success!
Karen Rayapati Michael and Dawn Rickman Robert and Lois Rimbo Mark and Janet Roock Eunice Seeber+ Warren Shoberg+ Leathia Siewert Frank Stubbs and Tom Lee Darlene and Reuben Swanson+ Thomas and Kathleen Schmidt John and Dixie Thompson David and Joan Totten Allison and Gary Yee Theodore and Marion Youngquist+
Apollo’s Fire Members of the GRAMMY-winning ensemble Apollo’s Fire joined the LSM 2023 community to cap off week one. Musicians from the period-instrument orchestra presented classes to the students and fellows, led masterclasses, shared about their unique careers, and presented an astounding concert in the Chapel of the Resurrection. The Apollo’s Fire residency was underwritten by the Bach Institute at Valparaiso University.
Expanded Outreach Initiatives This summer, Lutheran Summer Music expanded its outreach initiatives, bringing the LSM experience off campus and into the local and global community. Faculty, students, and fellows offered their musical gifts in church services, retirement communities, and even full-length recitals off campus. An enhanced livestream experience delivered over 20 concerts and events to a national and international audience. Assisted Living Recitals / Christ Lutheran Hammond / Trinity Recital Apollo's Fire
Congratulations to the 2023 Peter Wessler Scholarship Award recipient: Henry from Tuckahoe, NY.
“LSM brings together a lot of different people from all over the country and from different backgrounds, from different levels of experience – and that has made me feel like I belong more. It’s a lot of fun to be in a community with people who show common interests with you, who are serious about music, and who are also here to have fun.” Read more from Henry at LSMacademy.org/news
Congratulations to the 2023 Carl Schalk Scholarship Award recipient: Eliana from Kirkwood, MO. “Through organ lessons at LSM, I learned how to play along and lead a congregation. I used this on Cantata Sunday at LSM, when I played the Agnus Dei in a service. The importance of church music is that what we are playing and what we are singing is to the glory of God and not to the glory of ourselves.” Read more from Eliana at LSMacademy.org/news
Congratulations!
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Keith Alcius (third from left) / Praetorius Brass Quintet.
The Organ Studio
Guest Artist: Keith Alcius
constantly poised to burst into joyous fanfare. I nearly cried again the first time I heard her played—the chapel has a reverberation time of over five seconds, and the sheer amount of bellowing, echoing noise that she can produce is akin to an entire orchestra blasting at full force. As to the first time I got to play her—well, I don’t believe the English language contains the words necessary to describe it. Rumbling and rabid, dignified and stately, unleashed and free yet bound to the will of a single human being—these words don’t come close to describing how it feels to blast the opening of Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” with this organ, in this space. This aspect alone of the camp has provided me with breathtaking, unique opportunities to develop my skill with this instrument—skills that will be highly applicable in the church setting at Trinity when I return!”
Keith Alcius (LSM 2009–13) joined LSM this summer as a guest artist. Mr. Alcius taught tuba lessons, gave masterclasses, and performed solo and with the Praetorius Brass Quintet. Reflecting on his time at LSM, he shared "I wanted to quit music in tenth grade... LSM brought me back." He is now an active musician and educator serving Central New York. Mr. Alcius’ residency was generously sponsored by Norm and Kathy Porath.
Eugene and Mary Sukup Church Music Program 2023 was the inaugural year of the Eugene and Mary Sukup Church Music Program, which renews LSM’s focus on preparing the next generation of church musicians and organists and expands curriculum and educational offerings. This year the Program funded scholarships for a growing organ studio, created the Liturgical Composer-inResidence position held by Anne Krentz Organ, and welcomed Paul Vasile to LSM as a guest artist to work with the 2023 community. Additional support for Mr. Vasile’s residency was provided by Nancy Dickerson.
An LSM Exchange Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin Yates, LSM Low Brass Faculty, who will be teaching at Luther College this fall during his sabbatical.
Organ Enrollment Growth The Organ Studio witnessed significant enrollment growth this summer! In a letter to her home congregation, first-year student Naomi wrote, "This summer, I’m studying pipe organ on one of the biggest organs in the United States, with 102 ranks, and over 5,000 pipes. The first time I saw her, I nearly cried. Her facade of pipes spreads regally across the back wall of the (equally impressive) chapel, with Spanish hornpipes pointing out towards the congregation, Naomi
"I’m excited to be back at Luther College this semester, working with dynamic faculty and students that understand the power of music, community, and faith," shared Dr. Yates. Another congratulations to Brandon Domingue, 2023 LSM Fellow, who will serve as head of the Trombone and Low Brass studio at UL Lafayette while Dr. Yates is on sabbatical. "Having the opportunity to work at LSM helped me develop my teaching skills and prepared me for instruction at a high level," shared Mr. Domingue. Dr. Yates added, "after working closely together for the
summer at LSM, I know Brandon will do a great job at ULL!"
Legacy Programming Dr. Shannon Gravelle, LSM Festival Choir Conductor, chose to program Paul Basler’s “Alleluia” in part due to nostalgia from her first summers with LSM. In 2006, she performed the piece with LSM when she served as a counselor. Dr. Bruce Atwell, Horn Faculty, also played on that performance and performed the work again this summer! Dr. Shannon Gravelle
Chaplain Nathan Baker-Trinity
Everyone Has a Place After a whirlwind day of auditions, Chaplain Nathan Baker-Trinity reminded our students: "In God's love, no role is too small or minor or hidden. That's because here at LSM, you are first and foremost connected to a body: a body that moves together, breathes together, sings together, marks its days from sunrise to sunset together. Here, everyone gets a chair. Everyone has a place."
First Third-Generation Student This summer, LSM welcomed its first third-generation LSM student: Jade! Jade's mother, Kristen, attended 2001-2004, and her grandmother, Jennifer, attended in 1985. We are grateful for all of the family connections at LSM as well as the LSM family that we are ALL lifetime members of.
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Jennifer Peterson (1985), Kristen Jones (2001–04), Jade Stuart (2023)
From Far and Wide Meet Luis! This was not only his first summer with LSM, but also his first summer out of his home state of California. Luis is among those who traveled the farthest to be at LSM. He said his experience was initially nerve-racking but was excited to experience new places and new people, including taking a tuba lesson with guest artist, Keith Alcius. Luis connected to LSM through nomination and encouragement from a family of music educators and LSM supporters: Margie Drumm, Harmony Mendez (Drumm) and Terence Mendez, and Melody Drumm (LSM 2000–01). With additional support from Wayne and Laurel Huber. Thank you all!
Include Lutheran Music Program in your Will or Estate Plans Direct Thrivent Choice Dollars You can designate Lutheran Music Program as the recipient of your Thrivent Choice Dollars. Just call Thrivent at 800-847-4836 or go online and log in to your account at thrivent.com For more information on ways to support Lutheran Music Program scan the QR code or go to LSMacademy.org/support. For questions or to have a conversation about supporting LSM, please contact Lisa Hartwig, Development Officer, at lhartwig@lutheransummermusic.org or (612) 879-9555.
”It's so hard to put into words. LSM is my home away from home. And every year I come here, it's a good exhale to just be back and to be surrounded by music and love.” – Isabel 2021–23
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A heartfelt thank you to all donors listed below who contributed during the last fiscal year. Because of your care, support, and advocacy, LSM is leading a national resurgence in young people aligning their musical gifts with the Church.
Donor Honor Roll October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 $100,000+
Mark and Kathy Helge David Kenneth Johnston +
$50,000 – $99,999
Christopher Family Foundation Warren Shoberg +
$10,000 – $49,999
Anonymous Brian and Kim Becker Carol Burmeister Donald and Deborah Christian Doris Christopher Jay Christopher Tracy Elftmann eLJay Foundation Linda and Robert Kempke David and Cynthia Krause ** John H. Lunde Kenneth and Cindy Mueller Mundt Foundation Dieter and Pamela Nickel Tom and Kathy Schmidt ** Ben and Reba Williams **
$5,000 – $9,999
Martin and Jill Baumgaertner Cambia Employee Giving Campaign Nancy Dickerson William and Christine Drotning ** Chad Fothergill* and Justin Glasgow Phil Hahn LCMS Foundation Jami* and Sarah McLaren Brad Natzke * ** Donald Prahlow ** Michael and Dawn Rickman Darlene M. and Reuben T. Swanson Foundation Inc. Thrivent Financial Ralph R. Wasch Roger and Barbara Wesby ** Alfred and Barbara Wiemann ** Jeremy Wirths* and James Botros
$2,000 – $4,999
James and Joanne Albers Mark* and Janna Boelke Richard and Sandra Carlson Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Mark and Rebecca Duesenberg ** Karleen Escobar Amy and Paul Scott Feira ** Lloyd and Mary Gran ** Derek A. Helton * Wayne and Laurell Huber Paul and Diane Jacobson Martin Jean Dietrich* and Carly Jessen Nancy Jones and Michael Hovland ** Keith and Pamela Killinger ** Richard and Mary Koehneke ** David J. Kundert William A. Lamm + Curtis and Gizell Larson ** Patricia Leege **
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Tom and Sylvia Luekens Lutheran Hymn Festival, Inc. Marilyn Mohling ** Richard and Kathleen Mueller Craig Mueller and Ernest Vasseur Michael and Sharon Mullins ** Glenn and Patricia Ohlmann ** Rebecca Pallmeyer and Dan McAdams ** George and Andrea Pauli ** David Schack and Claire Bushong Cliff Schmidt Karin Swenson-Moore and Nicholas Moore ** Carol Wessler ** Allison* and Gary Yee **
$1,000 – $1,999
Anonymous Matthew* and Krista* Bernthal Mary Best Mary E. Bricker ** Dorothy and Glenn Burroughs Patrick M. Callahan * John and Beth Nelson Chase Julie Delbrook Melody Drumm * Margie L. Drumm ** Trinity Lutheran Church Robert and Susan Ellefson Judith Finnegan ** Helen Fliege Margaret Garmatz Paul Georgeson * Google, Inc. John T. Groerich * Jean Marie Hartwell ** Seth* and Elizabeth* Drotning Hartwell ** Daniel* and Emily Hellerich Beverly Heyne Martin* and Susie Hill Paul and Donna Hoffman ** Stephen and Elizabeth Hogberg James and Deborah Hushagen Yvonne Johnson Paul Killinger * Donald and Carol Koetke Jeanine Krause * Karl Kreft Todd* and Sadie Kunau Faith and Mark Lakamp Lissa Leege* and Frank D’Arcangelo ** Lilly Endowment, Inc. Carrie and Robert Maas ** First Citizens National Bank Charitable Trust Alan and Carolyn Morrisson WG and Beverly Osladil ** Mark* and Ann Oswood Melba J. Panhorst Jonathan Penny * Janet and Randy Peterson Norm and Kathy Porath ** Robert W. Rowe CB Rykken John and Connie Schoening ** Becky and Kurtis Schultz David L. Shaw * Siebert Lutheran Foundation, Inc. Pamela Smith
Thank you! Charles and Mary Sukup Nancy J. Tagge David and Joan Totten Trinity Lutheran Church
$500 – $999
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DR. SANGEETHA RAYAPATI ACCEPTS LSM'S INAUGURAL ALUMNI AWARD LSM’s inaugural Alumni Award was presented to Dr. Sangeetha Rayapati (LSM Student 1990–91, Counselor 1997, Voice Faculty 2000–03) during LSM 2023 at the annual Board of Directors Reception on Saturday, July 22, 2023. With over 100 guests in attendance and just hours before the final orchestra concert, the energy in the room was palpable. The purpose of the LSM Alumni Award is to honor those alumni who have made significant contributions in the spirit of Lutheran Summer Music’s longstanding values of community, collaboration, respect, and perseverance. Read Dr. Rayapati’s full acceptance speech: Good evening, everyone. It truly is an honor to accept this award, I am humbled and privileged, but even more importantly, I am so very thankful to have been a part of the LSM community for over 30 years. I am only standing here today because in 1990, I saw a poster in the choir room at my home church advertising Lutheran Summer Music at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. I told my mom I wanted to go. My mom came from the Lutheran choral tradition in Minnesota and she must have leapt for joy inside to be able to send me as a camper and to see what all those years of piano lessons and singing might reveal. Neither she, nor I, nor anyone else, could have imagined the blessings that would flow from that experience and truly, I do believe that LSM set in motion a stream of blessings that continues to flow, renewing my spirit and helping me walk in the world with a rootedness to my vocational calling year after year.
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Dr. Sangeetha Rayapati & Thomas Bandar
I know that that stream of blessings flows through the lives of many other LSM alumni who are active in their communities doing important work. I’m amazed at how the life paths of friends and colleagues I had at LSM have crossed, time and again over the years. I went to college and grad school with at least 5 or 6 alumni and I’ve collaborated outside of LSM recitals with colleagues I served with on teaching staff. As program alumni, we can look back at our 4, 8, and sometimes 12 or 16 weeks of LSM experiences and point to transformational moments in rehearsal, performance, or in the cafeteria and practice rooms that have made a lasting impact on us. Some of us found our life partners here as well! In just a few days, Michael and I will celebrate 25 years of marriage—a relationship sprouted on this campus at LSM ‘97. I know that the nurturing community of LSM is what I drew on when I told my voice teacher here at Valparaiso University, that I wanted to add a music major because I wanted to teach voice and help singers feel the way I had been made to feel as a student at camp. That deep care, recognition and fostering of talent, setting high performance goals, and infusing all of it with deep connection to faith life– that was what sustained me through my growing years and still is making an impact on my professional life as I do what I told my teacher I wanted to do. It is an honor to accept this inaugural alumni award and one I will treasure always. I am so excited to see the direction LSM is going and to know that the transformative experiences I had are still happening for students. I wish you all the best as you guide the program into the future and create many more young people who are nurtured and renewed through the study of music and its place in our world.
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“LSM was a truly life changing and life-saving program for me. The program's values and mission still loudly resonate in my life now, 20 years later and counting. I want to ensure current and future students have the same life-impacting time as I did as a student all those years ago.” – Dan Schroeder (LSM student 2002–04, Intern 2005)
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