Other Important Information

Contact Authority for the Program | The contact authority for all issues regarding the Penn Band programs is Dr. Kushol Gupta. His email is kgupta@upenn.edu, and his contact phone number is 267-259-0082.

Privacy Statement for The Penn Band Summer Music Camp | The University of Pennsylvania and The University of Pennsylvania Band are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy is intended to explain how we collect, use, and protect information concerning our participants. We periodically update the Privacy Policy. We will post any changes on this page, and at the start, always tell you the date of the last update. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to Dr. Gupta at 267-259-0082 or kgupta@upenn.edu.

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External Websites | Occasionally our content will include external links to websites not hosted at Penn, usually within in the of music performance, technology, and enrichment. We do not control, and are not responsible for, the content or practices of these other websites. Our use of such links does not constitute our endorsement of these other websites, their content, their owners, or their practices.

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Information We Collect | Our program collects important participant data for enrollment into our annual program. This personal information, including contact information, medical information, date of birth, gender, and school information are held strictly confidential and not shared with any third party under any circumstance. Our policies mirror those for The University of Pennsylvania. The University of Pennsylvania Privacy Policy.

How We Use Your Information | We will never sell your Personal Information to any third party. We will use the information to contact you when it is necessary for business purposes, with specific regards to enrollment and participation in an upcoming program/offering, or to promote our camps and programs.

Retention of Personal Information | We will keep your Personal Information only for as long as is reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements. In making this determination, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the Personal Information, the purposes for which we process it, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means. In the case of Personal Information used for marketing communications, we will retain your data only until you unsubscribe. When retention of Personal Information is no longer reasonably necessary, we will securely destroy it in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. In some circumstances, we may anonymize your personal data so that it can no longer be associated with you, and thus is no longer Personal Information.

Security of Your Personal Information | We use all available measures within reason to help protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

Unsubscribing from our Marketing Communications | You may unsubscribe from our marketing communications by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link located on the bottom of our emails or by emailing us at kgupta@upenn.edu.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

"How much does this cost for the student?"

There are no fees for the students or sponsoring directors/high schools for these events - the events are entirely sponsored by our organization and the University of Pennsylvania. We will ask students to "brown-bag" lunch. Tickets to the basketball game on February 4th will be made available at a group rate for those interested in attending. In both cases, students and their parents will be responsible for travel to and from the University of Pennsylvania. We will provide pizza dinners at both events for the participating students.

"What grade level of music will the students perform?"

No pun intended, but we're going play it by ear; we'll probe the ability of the groups formed - we'll start off with medium grade pieces of music and if all goes well, progress to more advanced titles as the event progresses. (We probably won't run off the concert program until a few hours before!). Past concert programs and MP3s can be seen under the multimedia portion of this website.

"Are there any requirements for the director besides completing the nomination forms?"

No - unlike Regions and All-State in some states, this opportunity for your students is not quid pro quo; all we ask is that you are as objective as possible with your evaluation of the students you nominate and encourage them to practice the parts that they are sent in the mail if accepted!
That said, all directors are welcome to participate during the day. Just contact Dr. Gupta (kgupta@upenn.edu) to make the appropriate arrangements.

"Are there any requirements for the parents?"

Just supporting the students in their participation in these events - all the effort will be lost on an empty auditorium! And as mentioned above, the parents will need to enable the students to travel to and from the Penn campus. The University City district and the city of Philadelphia itself are filled with things to do – we encourage parents and families to enjoy the day in the city while the students rehearse!

“What are the consequences of accepted students not showing up?”

Our organization absorbs considerable cost in making these events available to the students of the region. All we ask in turn is that accepted students show up!

PLEASE ONLY NOMINATE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE – THESE PROGRAMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS FOR FREE; AN EMPTY SPOT IS AN OPPORTUNITY WASTED!
“No-shows” will have a detrimental effect on future invitations to and participation of sponsoring high schools in future events.