LSM Hymn Festival – July 20

Today was quite the day here at LSM. As soon as I woke up I knew what the day had in store, so to prepare myself for the mountain of singing that was lying ahead, I hit the snooze button three more times.  Oops. After finally willing myself out of bed, I headed to the [...]

Sleep Deprivation Sets In…

Whether it be sleeping in the breakfast room, laughing and singing in the lunch room, borderline crying from exhaustion in the dining room, or sleeping during a recital (what?! Who would do such a thing?!) LSM has been SUCH a great experience! Between the two of us, we have greatly enjoyed band, orchestra, Chapel Choir, [...]

Bach Cantata Sunday! – July 17

Greetings from LSM! My name is Laura Hedstrom, and I am an organ and voice student at LSM 2011. I am so happy to be returning here for my third year and with that, I got to experience a wonderful tradition of LSM – the Bach Cantata worship service. This year, Dr. Hightower chose J.S. [...]

Talent Show? Dance? Let’s GOOOOOOOOO! – July 16

“Okay!” As our third week at LSM quickly drew to a close, not only were we all tired but we weren’t sure how we would survive the busy schedule festival week would soon present. Luckily, last Saturday arrived and with it the annual talent show and dance. Seeing how everyone at LSM is talented in [...]

Student Recital – July 15

Sorry, LSM followers!  It has been a crazy couple of days here in Decorah but we’ll get you all caught up with not one, not two, but THREE blog posts this evening! Here is the first. – The end of Week 3 has been both exciting and stressful. I think many can feel the grind [...]