Posted by Jay Bertolet on March 09, 2001 at 20:39:13:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Tell more player about HK Phil audition posted by Rick Denney on March 09, 2001 at 16:25:27:
As others have posted, this is a common practice in orchestra auditions today. You are putting a deposit down on a time. This is a good faith gesture on your part that ensures you'll be responsible about attending the audition or notifying the orchestra if you can't attend. In either case, your deposit is cheerfully refunded. If you waste the committee's time by scheduling an audition and not showing up, they keep your deposit. It is no more than a way to keep auditions running smoothly and allowing the audition staff to accurately calculate how long to allocate to the given audition. Kind of like an upscale RSVP.
My opinion for what it's worth...