Capital Campaign Project Information
Luzerne Music Center is thankful for the completion of the initial two phases of our campus reconstruction, marked by significant enhancements and additions to our housing, infrastructure and performance venues. As we eagerly look to a bright future, we are embarking on the third phase of our transformative capital campaign, focusing on the Performance Center Complex. This will include a new Performance Center and the Performance Center Annex.
The 5,000 sq. foot Performance Center Complex will be a versatile multi-purpose space, catering not only meals but serving as a spectacular concert venue with peaceful views of nature through large windows, inviting natural light and views of the trees and ravine. With the expanding enrollment of the camp, it is imperative that we provide a modern Kitchen and Dining Hall capable of meeting the highest standards for cleanliness, size and utility, as well as a suitable maintenance building to properly care for our new facilities for years to come. When not in use for mealtimes, it will transform into a world class air-conditioned space with a grand piano which will be constantly in use for piano lessons, chamber music rehearsals and coachings, studio class recitals, The Philadelphia Orchestra masterclasses, concerts and receptions. It will also be home to the Camp Store, Storage facilities, as well as a Green Room for the performing artists. The inclusion of Restroom facilities for public and student and staff use brings LMC’s campus up to code for the 21st century.
Our goal is to open with these upgrades by the summer of 2026, ensuring an even more enriching LMC experience for students, resident faculty artists, distinguished visiting guest artists and our loyal and devoted audiences.
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Architectural renderings by Phinney Design Group.
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Luzerne Music Center is thrilled to announce a potential matching gift opportunity! Any contributions made before the end of 2024 could be eligible for a 1:1 match through a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), which we will apply for in early 2025. This means your gift could have twice the impact!
Project Cost: $3 million
Remaining to Raise for Matching Grant: $1.5 million
Raised to Date: $1.1 million
For naming opportunities, please reach out to Szymon Rywalski, Officer of Philanthropy and Development, at srywalski@luzernemusic.org.
Jeffrey B. Ziegler Recital Hall & Jack Lawrence Museum
In addition to our third phase, in 2023 we introduced a new octagonal building on our campus. This building has a significantly expanded footprint, scaling up to 1,000 square feet, with a width of 35 ft in every direction, seated prominently in the center of our campus. This space, crafted in North Carolina by Topsider Homes and assembled onsite by local contractors, serves as an intimate performance venue on our campus, a museum for songwriter Jack Lawrence and a classroom space for masterclasses and small group classes.
This structure is a focal point at LMC, placed prominently in the heart of campus beside the Jack Lawrence Performance Lodge. The building features beautiful pine finishes throughout the interior, blending with the aesthetics of the upgraded Lancaster Log Cabins around the camp, which were executed in 2021 as part of the first phase of our capital campaign. French doors and four sets of large windows allow for natural lighting from five of the eight walls, and create a sense of openness to evoke inspiration for the musicians and composers who will use the space.
The building houses Michael Kamen’s 1903 Steinway Model O grand piano and feature modular seating that allows for a broad array of uses including composition workshops, individual lessons, guest masterclasses, intimate studio recitals, group classes, chamber music rehearsals, and small receptions; with a prominent display of the Jack Lawrence archives that will adorn the interior perimeter of the space. Our resident artists and students, as well as visiting guest musicians from the New York City Ballet and Philadelphia Orchestra, have a refined space to instruct our students and rehearse.