2025 Sponsorship Opportunities
Lutheran Summer Music (LSM), the nation's premier faith-based music academy for high school students, is excited to announce its sponsorship opportunities for the 2025 season. The organization invites alumni, friends, family, and foundations to support LSM by investing in the future of young musicians.
At LSM, students receive advanced musical instruction and numerous performance opportunities while forming an intentional community during a four-week residency on a Lutheran college campus. Since 1981, this unique and immersive program has guided the lives of thousands of young musicians, many of whom credit LSM as the starting point for their future careers and vocations.
Your sponsorship is an investment in LSM's commitment to musical excellence, Lutheran faith, and nurturing community, providing direct support to our program. As a Performance or Studio Sponsor, you will:
Have the option to name a 2025 performance or studio
Receive a hand-written thank you card from the student or faculty member you are supporting
Be invited to attend a private reception hosted by the Board of Directors during LSM 2025 Festival Week
Have an open invitation for a behind-the-scenes tour when LSM is in session
Set an example of generosity and inspire those who benefit from it to one day do the same
Sponsorship Opportunities for 2025:
Student Electives
Class Piano: $1,500
Class Voice: $1,500
Conducting: $1,500
Intro to Harp: $1,500
Music Technology: $1,500
Non-Western Music: $1,500
Church Music: $2,000
Intro to Pipe Organ: $2,000
LSM Student Life
Health Director: $5,000
Other Opportunities
Alumni Choir Director: $2,000
Alumni Composer Commission: $2,500
Valparaiso Sanctuary Recital Series: $2,500
Chapel Air Conditioning: $40,000
Faculty Studio Sponsorships
Flute: $2,000
Oboe: $2,000
Saxophone: $2,000
Horn: $2,000
Percussion: $2,000
Voice (5): $2,000 each
Violin (2): $2,000 each
Viola (1): $2,000 each
Cello (2): $2,000 each
Bass: $2,000
Harp: $2,000
Guitar: $2,000
Piano (3): $2,000
Collaborative Piano: $2,000
Composer in Residence: $2,000
Scholarship Fund
Supporter: Any amount
Half Scholarship: $1,400
Full Scholarship: $2,795
Hymn Festival ($10,000)
Donors listed as underwriters: $500+
Large Ensemble Performances
Half Session Final Concert: $5,000
Festival Band Concert: $10,000
Faculty Recitals
Omega String Faculty: $2,000
Movére Woodwind Faculty: $2,000
Sine Nomine Vocal Faculty: $2,000
Praetorius Brass Faculty: $2,000
Faculty Recital Series: $4,000
Special Student Recitals
Chamber Ensemble Recitals: $2,000
Composition Recital: $2,000
Concerto Audition: $2,000
Jazz Ensemble Concert: $3,000
Musical Theatre Performance: $4,000
Organ Recital: $5,000
Worship
Worship Associate: $1,000
Festival Brass: $2,000
Festival Worship Musical Offering: $2,000
Liturgical Composer in Residence: $2,000
Liturgical Composer Commission: $2,500
Sacristan: $3,000
To participate, please contact Lisa Hartwig, Development Officer, or make a contribution online through the Sponsorship Page. LSM deeply appreciates the generosity and vision of its donors in creating transformative opportunities for young musicians.
View the document below for a detailed list of sponsorship opportunities, including those already funded for 2025, as well as Endowed Chairs and Ongoing Sponsorships. While LSM strives to secure funding for every opportunity, we are deeply grateful for additional gifts to any listed sponsorships should donors wish to contribute further.
