Baltimore Symphony Orchestra interview questions

The first interview consisted of a phone interview of about 15 minutes. The second round of interviews was a 30-minute group lesson (multiple students, me, and BSO observers) followed by a 30-minute panel interview which was recorded. Generally, responses to my questions were very fast and informative. The students were not nearly at the playing level at which I was informed. After the second interview, I waited for approximately 4 weeks to hear their decision. They did not respond to my follow-up questions about the position, but did eventually give me a rough timeline for when I could expect to hear their decision.

Went through several rounds of interviews, including phone screens and a 2 hour in-person interview with 5-6 staff members. Checked my references, but then never bothered to email or call me back to tell me that I would not be getting an offer. Not super professional -- a simple two line "hey sorry, we decided to go another direction" would have been the normally-expected response. When I checked their website, it appears they have not filled that position with any person (the existing digital marketing associate person on staff has remained and not changed). This leads me to believe it was a "research interview", which is common in low-budget marketing departments where they mock interview qualified candidates to get free marketing suggestions and insight. If you are interviewed in the same manner, I would suggest to send over an invoice to BSO after the fact for marketing consulting services.