Something Familiar! Something Peculiar!
Pot-Pourri’s second Move album ranges freely across Broadway, opera, musical theatre and popular song, pairing cherished favourites with sharper comic turns in chamber-scale arrangements.
Sopranos Tania de Jong and Antoinette Halloran, tenor Craig Macdonald and baritone Jonathan Morton are joined by pianist Adam Przewlocki. Richard Brown’s arrangements, written with the ease of a Royal Shakespeare Company musical director, are led by David Ashton-Smith.
Familiar ground includes Nessun dorma, Summertime, Someone to Watch Over Me, The Impossible Dream, Memory from Cats and I Still Call Australia Home. Beside them sit Tom Lehrer’s Poisoning Pigeons in the Park and The Masochism Tango, and the Australian a cappella sketch Very Boring.
Formed in 1987 within Music Theatre Australia, Pot-Pourri built a reputation for interactive, affordable chamber music theatre on stages across Victoria and further afield. Their debut, Rhythm of Life, had already found a wide radio audience; this follow-up keeps the same mix of polish and play.
Reviews
They bring youth, good looks, unflagging energy and infectious sense of humour closer to their audience than any theatre can. They not only sing beautifully, they seize the moment.
Performers with talent, commitment, passion ... and fun!
Gorgeous voices, great fun ... a standing ovation! Don't miss them!
Artist
Pot-Pourri
Melbourne vocal ensemble Pot-Pourri blends opera, music theatre, cabaret, comedy and a touch of didgeridoo into accessible live shows and recordings. Formed in 1987, the group has toured widely in Australia and overseas.
Tracks
Comedy Tonight
Stars (Schönberg)
Amigos Para Siempre (Webber)
Sun and Moon (Schönberg)
Three Little Maids (Sullivan)
Summertime (Gershwin)
Bess, You is My Woman Now (Gershwin)
Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin)
The Impossible Dream (Leigh)
Very Boring (Keane)
Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwin)
Poisoning Pigeons (Lehrer)
The Masochism Tango (Lehrer)
Tonight (Bernstein)
Bring Him Home (Schönberg)
Memory (Lloyd-Webber)
We'll Gather Lilacs (Novello)
Anything You Can Do (Berlin)
Au fond du temple saint (Bizet)
Nessun dorma (Puccini)
I Still Call Australia Home (P. Allen)
Performers
Composer
Richard Brown
Richard Brown is a musical director and arranger who has served as musical director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Where to listen
Something Familiar! Something Peculiar! is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Something Familiar! Something Peculiar! is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
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Rhythm of Life
A delicious blend of highlights from Broadway shows, popular music theatre, traditional songs and operatic hits, sung with style by Melbourne vocal ensemble Pot-Pourri.