Boston Singers Resource - Organization information and registration

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Boston Singer's Resource is sponsored in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

BSR ANNUAL SOLO SINGER OPEN AUDITIONS 2010

Saturday,April 10 and April 24
Honan-Allston Library, 300 N. Harvard St. Allston, MA 02134 (website)
10:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Matthew Larson, House accompanist
Audition Fee: $25
BSR Membership Fee (required): $35/year

* Honan-Allston Library is MBTA bus accessible
Parking is available in the back of the building.
Lunch/snacks provided.

Print/mail Registration
Online Registration

Organization registration requirements and information:

1. - Each attending organization needs to have at least one executive staff or board member who is also a member of Boston Singers Resource in order to participate in BSR Annual Auditions ($35/year ). Current members should check their profile for their membership expiration date. Anyone may become a member of BSR at any time via Online Registration or Print/mail Registration registration.

2. - Attending organizations and organization leaders do not need to be New England residents.

3. - Each organization must pre-register with Boston Singers Resource (Deadline is April 5 and April 20 for inclusion in the printed programs).

4. - There is, a $25 audition fee in addition to the $35 BSR membership fee (an executive staff member of the company must be a BSR member in order to participate in these auditions.) Fees may be paid by Online Registration or Print/mail Registration)

5. - Each audition day will include a Director/Producer luncheon from 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Singer/Accompanist Auditions every five minutes, a headshot/resume book, and a program of participating organizations.

6. - Information about the performers: The BSR Annual Open Auditions are for New England resident solo classical singers. Performers are given a time slot on a first-come-first-served basis. Singers are given 4 minutes (6 minutes if both the singers and the accompanist are auditioning) to present themselves in whatever way they feel is best. Excerpts of pieces are allowed. This will be strictly timed. Literature performed will be from the standard opera, oratorio repertoire. A small percentage of singers from the open auditions are invited back to participate in the fall BSR Showcase (formerly termed the 'Select Auditions').

2009 Select Audition Participant List
2008 Select Audition Participant List
2007 Select Audition Participant List
2006 Select Audition Participant List
2005 Select Audition Participant List
Quotes from past participants

7. - Each organization should be present for all of the singer auditions. If an individual auditor cannot attend for the entire day, please kindly provide a second representative to hear all of the singers.

8. - Each organization may send two representatives.

9. - There will be 10 minute breaks each hour and a 60 minute lunch for full day participants.

More detailed information and directions to the auditions will be emailed prior to each audition day.

ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION FORMS:

To Register for a BSR subscription and/or the Auditions by mail, click here:
Print/mail Registration .

To register for a BSR subscription and/or the auditions online, click here:
Online Registration