Post the audition.Lock the draw.Run it blind.
Section, principal, concertmaster, sub, or music-director — your first audition posts free, in front of the musicians already searching Cadenza. Then run it the way a committee can defend: blind scoring, candidate numbers, a recorded, re-verifiable draw — and sell the season on the same platform.
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This is the actual product
Audition day, on one screen.
Every screenshot below is our demonstration organization’s real Cadenza audition round — a locked seeded draw, a part-way check-in desk, a blind panel mid-scoring. Not a mockup.
Front desk
Check candidates in without a clipboard.
Scan the candidate’s QR pass or search by number. Arrival is written once and timestamped, so the record can’t be quietly rewritten later.
- QR pass scan or search by number
- Arrived, no-show, and withdrawn in one tap
- Accompanist assignments on the row
The screen stays up
A committee that never sees a name.
Each juror scores by audition number against your weighted criteria — identity is stripped server-side, so it cannot leak to the panel.
- Blind by audition number, enforced at the API
- Weighted criteria you define
- Scores queue offline if the hall wifi drops
Results
A ranked list you can defend to the union.
Weighted aggregate by audition number with the arithmetic shown, plus a fairness pack — register, draw verification, check-in log, scores, decisions — in one export.
- Blind leaderboard with per-criterion detail
- Advance the top N in one action
- One export answers the grievance
Make your next audition the easy one.
Post the audition free; run the whole day on the Audition Day Pass when the cycle opens.
The alternative
One more audition on paper ballots is a bet.
Every result you can't reconstruct is a result you may one day defend from memory — to a candidate, a committee, or a union rep.
The order challenge
“Why did I play last, cold, at 6 pm?” With a shuffle, the answer is a shrug. With a recorded seed, it’s a verification anyone can run.
The grievance file
A grievance lands months later — whose ballots survive? The fairness pack is one export: register, draw, check-in log, scores, decisions.
The 6 pm sub scramble
A principal out at 6 pm with the list in a drawer is a personnel manager’s worst evening. An opt-in roster with doublings is a lookup.
Audition season is fall and spring. The draw must be locked before schedules go out.
Run a blind auditionPost the chair you’re actually holding.
Pick a role and write it in a minute — or ask us to draft it — and your first post is live free.
Section Musician
A tenured or one-year section vacancy
Post this rolePrincipal / Section Principal
A principal chair audition
Post this roleConcertmaster
The leadership audition
Post this roleAssociate / Assistant Principal
Sub-principal and associate chairs
Post this roleSubstitute / Extra
Per-service and extra-player calls
Post this roleMusic Director / Conductor
The flagship search
Post this roleRun a blind audition
Screened scoring + auditable draw
Post this roleLibrarian / Personnel
Orchestra operations roles
Post this roleOpen across the field
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Berlin
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Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Berlin
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Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Berlin
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Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Berlin
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The blind audition, run the way you already run it.
Applications, screens, candidate numbers, a fair draw, committee scoring — on one screen instead of a binder, a spreadsheet, and a hat full of numbers.
An illustration of the Audition OS jury screen — anonymous candidate numbers, scored on the work, not the name.
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Applications & prescreen
A branded application with audio/video prescreen and repertoire — collected and shortlisted in one place.
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Behind the screen
Anonymous candidate numbers, audition times from a recorded random draw you can re-verify, committee scoring from anywhere, and check-in.
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Advance, decide, notify
Round advancement, a ranked result with an auditable trail, and result emails — straight from the dashboard.
“Orchestras invented the blind audition. Cadenza is the platform that runs it natively.”
One season: $299 founding ($499 standing), good for 60 days — no $4,800/yr commitment.
See Audition OSThe players are already here — and free.
Cadenza is free for musicians, so players keep public profiles with their instrument, repertoire, location, and availability. Post an audition or an extra call and it surfaces to the ones who fit your section.
Built for the way the orchestra office runs.
Audition season (fall & spring)
Vacancies open for the coming season. Post the chair free, then run the screened audition with candidate numbers and a recorded draw.
Run a blind audition · $299Build the sub & extra list
Every section needs a deep, current sub list. Post extra calls and keep an opt-in roster with doublings and availability.
Talk to us about sub & extra callsConcerts & the subscription season
Sell single tickets and 4/6/8-event packages, and keep donors in a patron CRM — without a five-figure Tessitura license.
See ticketing & seriesFor every orchestra — tuned to how you hire.
Full-time / ICSOM & ROPA
Strongest fitTenured section and principal auditions with a screened committee and a defensible fairness trail.
Regional & per-service
Strongest fitRolling sub lists, extra calls, and one-off auditions without an annual lock.
Youth & training orchestras
Seasonal placement auditions and section seating, parents and students kept in the loop.
Community & civic
Open auditions and section recruitment for the volunteer and semi-pro orchestra.
The boards post. Cadenza posts and runs the audition.
Musical Chairs and muvac are great at posting. Cadenza adds the screened audition and the season.
From sign-up to your first audition, in minutes.
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Post the audition — first one free
Section, principal, sub, or MD search. Write it, or ask us to draft it.
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Collect & prescreen
Applications, repertoire, and audio/video prescreen in one place.
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Audition blind & decide
Candidate numbers, recorded draw, committee scoring, advancement — then the offer.
Start free. Pay only when it pays off.
No setup fee, no contract, no auto-renewal — every plan is a fixed one-year term you actively choose to renew.
Free
$0 forever
Claimed profile plus your first posting free; additional postings use listing credits.
Post an audition — freeAudition Pass
$299 / season · founding
One season's blind audition — applications, prescreen, scoring, the recorded draw — no subscription. Standing $499.
Run an auditionFounding
$990 / yr · locked for life
Unlimited postings, analytics, communications, verified profile, and the reduced ticketing rate at the lowest standing price.
See plansHiring OS Pro
$4,800 / yr
The full pipeline: searchable directory, roster, applications, committee tools, and analytics.
See plansRun a whole audition season for $299 — a fraction of the audition + patron-CRM stack you’d otherwise license.
Also: self-serve job post $249 · lower-priced listing lanes are temporarily held for typed-credit safety · ticketing & donations $0 setup, 7% + $0.99 per order · a bigger org or a whole diocese? Enterprise from $18,000.
Frequently asked questions
- Is it really free to post?
- Yes. A claimed profile, unlimited event listings, and your first audition are free — no card required. Additional single postings are $249, or unlimited on an annual pass. Hiring OS Pro adds the full hiring suite and the blind Audition OS, plus ticketing analytics, season subscriptions, and the patron CRM; featured placement is a one-time boost available on any plan.
- Can we run a real, screened audition?
- Yes — this is what Cadenza was built for. The candidate’s recording and live round go on the committee’s screen behind a screen-equivalent: anonymous candidate numbers, no names, audition times assigned by a recorded random draw you can re-verify, check-in, round advancement, and an auditable fairness trail. The whole season on one screen.
- We hold auditions once or twice a year — what’s the cheapest way?
- The Audition Day Pass runs a full season’s blind audition for $299 (founding; $499 standing), good for 60 days — applications, prescreen media, jury scoring, candidate numbers, the recorded draw, and check-in. No $4,800/yr commitment until you run several a year.
- How is this different from Tessitura or PatronManager?
- Cadenza is built for classical music at a fraction of the cost. Gift history, automatic donation acknowledgments, tags, and lifetime giving are included with any annual posting pass (official tax language is available only after Cadenza verifies complete jurisdiction-specific issuer evidence) — no five-figure license and no long implementation.
- What does ticketing cost?
- Ticketing is $0 to set up with no monthly fee — just 7% + $0.99 per order, paid by the buyer. You keep 100% of every ticket’s face value and can issue full refunds (price + fee) from the dashboard.
- Do we have to sign a contract?
- No. Every paid plan is a fixed one-year term billed once, with renewal reminders before it ends so you decide whether to continue. Nothing auto-renews — when the term is up you choose whether to buy another year, and access continues through the period you already paid for.
Post your audition today. Run it fairly this season.
List your section, principal, or sub opening free — then run the screened blind audition when you’re ready. No contract, no card to start.