Listen & 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)
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!
Artists
Pot-Pourri
ensemble
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.
Richard Brown
composer
Richard Brown is a musical director and arranger who has served as musical director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Performers
- Pot-Pourri · ensemble
- Adam Przewlocki · piano
- David Ashton-Smith · conductor
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Categories
- Classical, Vocal
- Genres
- Vocal & Opera, Stage & Screen
- Musical work copyright
- © Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ Move Records
- Catalogue
- MCD 086
- EAN
- 9314574008623
More to explore
Silver: Celebrating 25 Years
Pot-Pourri marks twenty-five years with Silver, a seventh album that mixes contemporary classics, Broadway, and opera into one sparkling programme.
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.
Dream Song
A charming collection of well-known songs, sure to delight. Immortal sacred favourites sit beside theatre and film themes, from Franck’s Panis Angelicus and Lloyd Webber’s Pie Jesu to Blake, Rodgers and Bart.
After the Deluge (Original Soundtrack)
Award-winning Australian film composer Cezary Skubiszewski’s soundtrack to the acclaimed mini-series After the Deluge. Scored for orchestra and choir, it ranges from haunting violin solos to 40s jazz, Irish airs and on-screen band pop.