Action-packed Weekend

After the first week intense music, we students had the weekend to relax and do laundry. However, there were still some other events going on. When each student received his/her acceptance packet, they were offered the option of sending in a recording of a concerto on their instrument for the concerto audition. [...]

Students = AWESOME

While almost everything that happens during the first week of LSM feels new and exciting, the event that I probably look forward to the most is our first evening Student Recital, which this year was held Friday night in Björling Recital Hall. We were treated to a performance of music by composers ranging from Handel [...]

Organ Field Trip

Hello! My name is Andrew Schaeffer. I’m a church music major at Saint Olaf College and this is my 5th summer as a proud part of LSM. After a year of low numbers, the LSM organ department has rebounded to include 6 primary students, 2 interns and 4 secondary students. Headed [...]

Going Contemporary

For the first few days of the Academy, I have been busy doing a lot of “behind-the-scenes” logistical work to make sure that things get off to a smooth start. On Wednesday, however, I had my first chance to experience some quintessential LSM activities!
That night I had the opportunity to introduce the Faculty [...]

Coming together at last

Greetings on a very humid morning in St. Peter! The LSM community is up and running as we enter mid-week of our first week together. On registration day, everyone arrived safely with the exception of a couple of canceled and rescheduled flights that came in on Monday. Many students flew in and [...]