The Lamont Society

Since 1983, the Lamont Society has provided financial support and promoted the mission of the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music. Every time you make a gift, it helps us support our ensembles, purchase instruments, underwrite master classes and performances by guest artists, fund scholarships, send our ensembles on tour, and provide travel funds to students for summer festivals, competitions and auditions. Your vital support allows us to continue to thrive as a widely recognized premier music program. Thank you for celebrating 100 years of Lamont by making your gift today!

I invite you to join us during this very special year: the 100th anniversary of the Lamont School of Music. Over its first century, Lamont grew from a modest conservatory into a school of national prominence. Today, it has an exceptional faculty, an outstanding facility, and it highlights with pride alumni who are enjoying success around the globe in classical music, jazz, composition, conducting, scholarship, recording & production, and music business. Through the years, Lamont Society donors have played a role in building our excellence. Your involvement, advocacy, and generosity are inspiring. Your continuing support for scholarships, student professional development, ensemble touring, guest artists, and so much more makes a profound difference. Thank you for your continuing support as Lamont enters its second century!

Keith Ward Director, Lamont School of Music
Keith Ward

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your continued support of the Lamont School of Music! As we celebrate 100 years together, I am awestruck by the pride I feel in being connected to this exceptional institution and am honored to continue to celebrate the successes and world-wide impacts of our students, alumni, and faculty with you. The support of the Lamont Society creates opportunities to bring brand new talent to audiences near and far, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you for your support of Lamont.

Nate Columna President, Lamont Society Council
Nate Columna

$330,978.50 in gifts Since July 1, 2024

267 donors Since July 1, 2024

Students perform for donors at the Lamont Showcase.

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Your gifts support and sustain the excellence of our programs and the talent of our students, faculty and staff. We appreciate your generous gift. 

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Gift Designations

Student Scholarship Support

The Lamont Undergraduate Scholarship Fund supports freshman, sophomore, junior and senior music majors to attend DU and fulfill their musical dreams.

The Nancy Cochran Graduate Scholarship Fund, named for our most recent former director, supports students pursuing Master’s Degrees, Artist Diplomas and Performance Certificates.

Student and Faculty Programs

The Lamont School of Music Fund allows your donation to be used where it is most needed.

The McGoldrick Musical Stage Works Endowment provides support for opera and musical theatre productions.

The Joe Docksey Student Career Development Fund, named for Lamont’s long-time director, supports our students’ career development.

The Keith Ward Visiting Artist Fund, named for Lamont's current director, helps fund visiting guest artists and master classes.

The Lamont Student Ensemble Travel Fund helps finance ensemble performances at schools, music conventions or special events.

The Spirituals Project Fund supports the award-winning choir and their work preserving spirituals, an oral tradition of work songs that were created and first sung by African peoples enslaved in America.

    You may also search and designate a gift in support of another unique fund through the College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences.  

    Give by Phone: Laura Mack at 303.871.6267 or Keith Ward at 303.871-6400 keith.ward@du.edu 

    Mail to:
    Lamont Society
    University of Denver Lamont School of Music
    Newman Center for the Performing Arts
    2344 East Iliff Ave.
    Denver, CO 80208

    Contact

    Jennifer Garner

    Executive Director of Development

    Tonya Kelly

    Senior Director of Development

    Laura Mack

    Director of Development

    Hannah Thompson

    Director of Alumni Engagement