Why is each singer limited to only 4 minutes?
The BSR audition is intended to be a screening of potential performers, not a final hearing (although some organizations do cast directly from the BSR audition.) Directors are encouraged to call back singers to hear more at another time. The majority of company leaders polled from previous BSR auditions indicated that the time allotted per performer (4 minutes of singing, 1 minute of passing time between performers) was ‘too much’ or ‘just right.’ * * It is strongly suggested that performers not excerpt more that two selections during a 4 minute audition.
