<p>I might be able to shed a little light on this :). There are several "denominations" if you will, within the Lutheran church: ELCA- Evangelical Lutheran church in America, Missouri Synod, Wisconsin etc. They all follow the teachings of Luther.
Capital is a fine college. I don't know alot about their music program, but I know their Nursing program is outstanding. Don't let the "Evangelical" scare you away. </p>
<p>My D is going to be a freshman at Otterbein next year majoring in Vocal Performance. She had intended to be a Musical Theatre major but did not make it into the program. She loved Otterbein so much, she decided to attend anyway when they accepted her into the VP program. Of all the schools we looked at between both of my children, Otterbein was by far the most organized and friendliest. I can not say enough good things about this school.</p>
<p>BTW,Columbus is a great city! We live in SC but both of my d's are attending college in Columbus. It is the 13th largest city in the nation now but still maintains a small town feel. It is very clean, very cultural, very easy to "get around", great resturants and shopping! HTH</p>