Finalists

I’m not necessarily advocating for listing finalists on here or saying that it’s ok to do so, but to even make the final round at a lot of orchestras means that you can play at a very, very high caliber, and if I hear that a certain player made the finals for a certain orchestra even if they didn’t win the job, that would still tell me that that person can play extremely well. I guess this is a way in which music differs from other fields.

It is correct that posts that name candidates for an audition process that is still in progress should be flagged immediately, and will be taken down. We ask all forum members to refrain from compromising the confidentiality of any audition that is not yet completed.

As others have already stated in this thread, the names of the finalists, trialists, runners-up, and winner are not necessarily private information. The site admins have no plans to begin removing posts that share this info, after an audition has concluded. Our intention is to operate a free and open forum and interfere only when the conversation breaches our guidelines. We encourage anyone sharing information to obtain consent from the individuals being named before sharing their names in these forums.

If you see your name appear in a post and would like for it to be removed, please send a DM to an admin or send a DM to the Audition Forum Instagram page. Our team occasionally receives these requests and always acts to remove the names as quickly as we can, as a courtesy to those affected.

Thank you for understanding.

Audition results announced to a room full of candidates are not confidential information, so the dissemination of said information does not require your consent. Sorry if you feel otherwise, but that’s the truth. If you are so concerned about your name remaining “confidential,” feel free to express to the personnel manager that you’d like your results communicated to you in private. Until then, your name is fair game to be shared by anyone who was a witness to the results announcement.

Just because it’s fair game doesn’t mean it’s in good taste. There’s a big difference between finalists being announced to those at the audition (and word getting out organically by word of mouth), and being posted on perhaps the most public and largest forum dedicated to auditions.

I respectfully disagree. As somebody with social anxiety, one of the scariest things about taking auditions is the fear that my name will end up on this forum. I have been in the finals of 6 auditions now and am terrified whenever I see my name on here.

I agree with OP. I am a freelancer and I don’t necessarily want everybody knowing what auditions I failed to win. Thank you.

First of all, being in finals is a good thing for your reputation, not the opposite (as you’re implying). Every finals appearance should be added to your resume, and word getting out about this could earn you some gigs. It certainly has for me.

Secondly, showing up to an audition means that other people will see you, and those people in your round will hear the results and tell their friends about it. Sorry if that upsets you, but it’s just reality.

your first point is pretty subjective, IMO. That’s up to the finalist to decide for themselves, and everyone’s situation is different.

If you’re a member of X orchestra and want to audition for other orchestras but don’t necessarily want to broadcast you’ve been taking auditions for other orchestras, maybe being named as a finalist on a public forum isn’t the most ideal.

There are so many situations where it may not be ideal to have no control over the very public spread of this information.