<p>D ended up not applying to Penn in part because of their apparent disdain for music performance. (classical voice) She knew there was no performance major, so that wasn’t the issue. She wanted to know about performance related classes, faculty-lead (as oppsed to the omni-present student-lead a capella groups) choruses and ensembles, opera scenes, etc. When we visited the campus, we went to the music department so she could find out more, and the people we encountered were withering. They kept repeating that they don’t have performance, and went so far as to tell us that students at Curtis perform Penn composer’s works. Apparently there is no affiliation with a conservatory, so if a voice student wants to continue to study, say, diction, in a class, they’re on their own. She was pretty disappointed, as otherwise it could have been a good fit. But if there was much of a music scene for serious classical singers, the music dept certainly didn’t share that info.</p>