App for music associations
The app for music associations: clarity for the board, ease for every musician
Planning rehearsals, seeing who’s coming, the right part for the right musician and the association’s instruments in view. Orchesi brings it together in one app, made for boards and musicians, including those who aren’t app people.
What is an app for music associations?
An app for music associations is software a wind band, fanfare band, drum band, choir or orchestra uses to run day-to-day organization: planning rehearsals and performances, tracking who’s coming, sharing sheet music and managing members and instruments. Members use the app on their phone; the board plans and manages, also in the browser. It replaces the group chat, scattered emails and Excel lists.
- Price
- €0.15 per active member per month, never more than €16.95 a month (incl. VAT)
- Free trial
- 3 months, no payment details needed
- For members
- Always free
- Available on
- iPhone, Android and in your browser
- Languages
- English and Dutch
- Data
- Stored in the EU, in Amsterdam and Frankfurt
What should a good association app do?
These are the things a music association deals with every week. Orchesi handles all of them.
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Planning rehearsals and performances
Plan a weekly rehearsal once, as a series for the whole season, with a reply deadline and reminders for anyone who hasn’t replied yet.
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Tracking attendance
Members reply with a single tap. The board and the conductor see who’s coming to each rehearsal, without calling around.
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Sheet music per part
PDFs linked to sections and rehearsals, so every musician finds their own part. Old versions are kept.
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Members, groups and roles
Main band, youth band and percussion group as separate groups, with roles such as conductor, board member, agenda manager, sheet music manager and instrument manager.
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The association’s instruments
Who has which instrument on loan, with its serial number and documents such as the invoice or the insurance.
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News, polls and tasks
Share news, let members decide with a poll and hand out tasks to volunteers, without a busy group chat.
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Guest musicians and stand-ins
Invite stand-ins for a single concert or project. Guest musicians don’t count toward the price.
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For musicians: no explanation needed
Members open the app, see what’s planned and reply with a single tap. Their own part is ready for the rehearsal. Orchesi is made for musicians of every age, including those who aren’t app people.
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Reply with a single tap
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Only the events that apply to you
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Your own part for every rehearsal
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Sick or on vacation? Set your status and you’re automatically marked absent
For the board: less work, fewer questions
Your association is set up within 10 minutes: create groups, invite members and plan the season. After that, members find what they need themselves, so the board doesn’t keep chasing and forwarding.
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Invite members in one go, also from Excel or CSV
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Recurring rehearsals planned in one go
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See who’s coming at a glance
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Share the work without giving everyone every permission
For every kind of music association
Every association works differently. See how Orchesi works for your kind of association, or for your role.
- Wind bands Main band, youth band and percussion group in one app.
- Fanfare bands From rehearsal to serenade, with the flugelhorns and saxhorns in view.
- Drum bands As an association of its own or as a group within your wind or fanfare band.
- Choirs Organized by voice part, with sheet music per voice.
- Orchestras Projects, stand-ins and the parts for every desk.
Or look at it by role: For members For boards
Choosing an association app: what to look for
Six questions to ask yourself before you choose an app for your association.
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Can your oldest members use it?
If they drop out, the group chat stays and you end up with two channels. Orchesi is made for members who aren’t app people: replying is a single tap.
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Does every musician get their own part?
A shared folder with every PDF isn’t sheet music management. In Orchesi you link every part to the right section.
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What does the price include?
Watch out for modules, Pro versions and storage packages. With Orchesi, every feature and the storage are included in the price.
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Per member or a fixed amount?
Per member is fair for small associations, a cap protects large ones. Orchesi costs €0.15 per active member, never more than €16.95 a month.
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Where is the data stored?
You process members’ personal data, so ask where it’s stored and for a data processing agreement (GDPR). Orchesi stores data in Amsterdam and Frankfurt.
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Can you try it first?
Try an app with your own association before you decide. Orchesi is free for 3 months, no payment details needed.
What does an app for your music association cost?
You only pay for active members, and never more than €16.95 a month. Slide to see what Orchesi costs for you.
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Start free, no payment details needed
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Cancel monthly, no annual contract
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Never more than €16.95 a month
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Set up within 10 minutes, invite right away
Free for first 3 months - then
€0.15 / member per month
With a maximum of €16.95 per month (incl. 21% VAT)
Cap reached: extra members are free
Curious what else Orchesi can do?
The features page shows everything side by side, from agenda and attendance to sheet music, members and instruments. New features arrive every few weeks.
See all featuresQuestions about an app for your music association
That depends on what your association needs. Look at ease of use for every member, sheet music per part, what the price includes and where the data is stored. Orchesi is made for wind bands, fanfare bands, drum bands, choirs and orchestras, with ease of use for board and musicians first and every feature in one price.
Agenda and attendance, sheet music per part, members, groups and roles, instruments and loans, news, polls and tasks, and guest musicians. The features page shows everything side by side.
Yes. There are apps for iPhone and Android and a web app in the browser. The web app is handy for the board when planning and for importing members.
Orchesi costs €0.15 per active member per month, never more than €16.95. An association with 40 members pays €6.00 a month. The first 3 months are free and the app is always free for members.
Yes. Import your member list as an Excel or CSV file, plan the season in one go and invite everyone. Members get an email invitation and create a free account once. After that you can simply let the group chat fade out.
Yes. If you still have a running contract with another tool, such as Konzertmeister, you can use Orchesi for free until that contract ends. That way you can try Orchesi without any risk and without paying twice. Send the invoice from your current tool to support@orchesi.com and we'll take care of the rest.
Try Orchesi free for three months.
Try Orchesi free for 3 months with your whole association. No payment details needed.
