It is hard to imagine the Baroque period’s master composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, having to audition for any position. Such was the case in selecting the coveted position of cantor of Leipzig. But Bach had rivals; at one point, seven of them. And even though he was considered a strong candidate for the position, he was not a shoo-in. For the 21st century man or woman of discerning taste and fair judgment, the Bach Sinfonia presents a re-creation of three audition pieces, by three different composers (Bach among them) as they would have been presented to the 18th-century, high-and-mighty selection committee — the Leipzig Town Council.

Now, through the wonders of modern technology, audiences who gather on Saturday evening at the Cultural Arts Center at Silver Spring will assume roles of the Leipzig judges and vote, based on the works presented, for the man most qualified for the top job — a sort of “Leipzig Idol.”