<p>^^^^ Superb question. </p>
<p>I would peg the likelihood of someone actually playing a score at pretty close to zero. Now that I’m thinking about it, it would be pretty awesome if we had an office piano. The thought of some of my co-workers doing lounge-style performances with it just made me laugh out loud.</p>
<p>I had an applicant ED who composed a score and who e-mailed me an MP3 of her performing it. Her Optional Essay was much more about the concept behind her composition than the technical artistry of the composition itself. And I think that’s the right approach. But being able to stop for a moment in committee and play the MP3 was a lot of fun.</p>