Lionel Hampton School of Music

LHSOM Excellence Fund

The Lionel Hampton School of Music is a close-knit community of prominent performers, teachers, composers and scholars who interact closely with dedicated and talented students.

We are a musically comprehensive and nationally competitive School of Music, and we provide a learning environment in which our students learn by performing, listening, analyzing and creating music. Together, the faculty and students create an atmosphere of professional awareness, mutual support, collaboration and outreach. We advance the art of music through hundreds of concerts and recitals each year.

Your gift supports the next generation of musicians and music educators through community outreach and education, funding for performance opportunities, and scholarships. The LHSOM could not bring the joy of music to our community without the generosity of people like you. Please consider making a donation this Vandal Giving Day.

Auditorium Chamber Music Series

The Auditorium Chamber Music Series (ACMS) brings outstanding chamber music performances to classrooms and communities around the Palouse. In addition to a vibrant concert series, ACMS offers musical experiences and education by some of the world's finest performers through school visits, workshops and outreach programs.

This year’s ACMS artists included internationally renowned ensembles and GRAMMY-nominated and award-winning musicians. ACMS needs to raise over $70,000 for the 2025-26 Season - our program depends on the generous gifts of supporters like you!

Help ACMS bring the world’s finest chamber musicians to the Palouse. Your gift makes world-class chamber music accessible - shaping the ACMS season and inspiring the next generation of musicians.

VGD Goals:

• Secure chamber musicians of the highest caliber for the next ACMS Season
• Engage a world-class ensemble for the traditional ACMS String Quartet concert
• Support a spectacular season closer by funding the finale concert

Giving Challenges

• Jo Ellen Force ACMS Season Challenge - $5,000 match
• Dale Moore & Bill Sischo ACMS String Quartet Fund - $5,000 match
• Joanne Reece & Bill Voxman ACMS Finale Concert Fund - $5,000 match

Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

The University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival (LHJF) is one of the largest and oldest educational jazz festivals in the world. A longstanding community tradition, the festival provides performance and collaboration opportunities for students of all ages, including the chance to perform on the ICCU mainstage in front of a live audience!

Your gift helps keep this beloved tradition alive – enriching our community through the joy of jazz. LHJF relies on community support to bring exceptional jazz artists to the UI Campus to engage with our community and perform in exciting evening concerts.

VGD Goals:

• Support the Jazz in the Schools program, which brings professional jazz directly into classrooms throughout the Northwest
• Purchase instruments such as vibraphones and drum sets for students performing in the LHJF competition
• Host internationally acclaimed artists to perform at LHJF concerts and collaborate with LHSOM students

Giving Challenges:

• Jazz Fest Doc Skinner Challenge - $5,000 match