NACO's CBA states that any finalist who earns enough votes must complete a two week trial which includes an excerpt round conducted by the orchestra. All rounds were fully screened. IMO one of the best run auditions I've ever seen. The committee made efforts to make candidates feel welcome, there was a clear ability to communicate via the proctor, warm up room and on-deck room were well equipped, and they hired instruments of very good quality to allow players to sound their best. Hope they get a good section from these trials.
Bryn Lutek and Andrew Johnson have been offered trials