Donate to the Alice T. Larsen Memorial Scholarship
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
ACDA-MN
A scholarship fund for female conductors and music educators in memory of Alice T. Larsen.
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Alice T. Larsen Memorial Scholarship
The Alice T. Larsen Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2013 by former students and colleagues through ACDA-MN's F. Melius Christainsen (FMC) Endowment Fund, to honor the pioneering influence of Alice T. Larsen (1924-1989), Professor of Music and Conductor of the Manitou Singers at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. The Alice T. Larsen Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an ACDA-MN woman conductor who is pursuing a graduate degree in choral conducting.
You are invited to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Alice T. Larsen Memorial Scholarship Fund. Your donation will celebrate the legacy of a true trailblazer and provide direct support to women in choral music.
Scholarship donations may also be mailed to the address below. Please make checks payable to the FMC Endowment Fund & note "Larsen Memorial Scholarship" on the memo line. Thank you!
Alice T. Larsen Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jamie Andrews, Executive Director
4445 44th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55406
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Alice T. Larsen (1929-2004)
- Professor of music at St. Olaf College from 1955-1989
- Conductor of the Manitou Singers, professor of voice, teacher of vocal pedagogy classes and occasional guest conductor of The St. Olaf Choir
- Conductor of the Minnesota All-State Choir in 1981
- Conductor of All-State Choirs in Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming
- Recipient of the F. Melius Christiansen Lifetime Achievement Award (1992) presented by ACDA-MN
- Recipient of the Minnesota Music Educators’ Hall of Fame Award (1997)
- Recipient of the Weston H. Noble Lifetime Achievement Award (2004) presented by the ACDA North Central Division
The 2013 ACDA-MN State Conference celebrated women's voices and Alice's trail-blazing choral music legacy. Edith Copley, from Northern Arizona University, guest conducted a special ACDA-MN Grade 12 Select Women’s Choir and presented interest sessions at the conference. The showcase concert featured the Manitou Singers from St. Olaf College (Sigrid Johnson, director), the ACDA-MN Grade 12 Select Women’s Choir and the combined women’s voices of Chanhassen, Wayzata and White Bear Lake High Schools.