[vertbhrtn]

There was a precedent: blind auditions in orchestra. Results were rather predictable.

[oerpli]

Predictable in what way? Last year there was some discussion about the correctness of the usual take-away of the original blind-audition study: https://jsmp.dk/posts/2019-05-12-blindauditions/

[tupputuppu]

Indeed, and now the Association of American Orchestras wants to end blind auditions because they don't get enough black people that way ️

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/arts/music/blind-audition...

https://americanorchestras.org/images/stories/diversity/Raci...