Why are their two ways to submit an application for the Select Audition?
The BSR Audition Committee wants to encourage all performers to represent themselves in the most accurate way possible. In the past, committee members have been disappointed in the number of poorly made recordings submitted by Select Audition applicants. They have also been surprised at the number of performers who do not look like their photo or sound like their recording at the live audition. It is for this reason that the committee is encouraging all performers who do not have professionally made materials to be screened at the live audition rather than to send inferior or misleading recordings and photos. Please note, however, that no preference will be given to either the mailed Select Audition applications nor to the live Open Audition applicants. Performers who have professional materials are most welcome to send them in. Type of application is entirely up to the individual performer, and should most accurately reflect the performer’s current musicality and professionalism.
