Something Familiar! Something Peculiar!
For over ten years Pot-Pourri, one of Australia's most exciting and highly sought after performance groups have been committed to bringing a highly accessible and entertaining blend of musical theatre and opera to audiences both nationally and internationally.
For over ten years Pot-Pourri, one of Australia's most exciting and highly sought after performance groups have been committed to bringing a highly accessible and entertaining blend of musical theatre and opera to audiences both nationally and internationally.
As the title suggests 'Something Familiar! Something Peculiar!' is an incredibly diverse collection of pieces from Broadway, opera, musical theatre and popular song. It includes such well loved favourites as 'Nessun Dorma', 'The Impossible Dream',' I Still Call Australia Home', 'Someone to Watch Over Me', 'Summertime', 'Memory' from 'Cats' and some quirky, but equally entertaining and delightful pieces including Tom Lehrer's 'Poisoning Pigeons in the Park', 'The Masochism Tango' and a highly amusing Australian acapella quartet entitled 'Very Boring'.
Pot Pourri features the fine voices of Tania de Jong (Soprano), Antoinette Halloran (Soprano), Craig Macdonald (Tenor) and Jonathan Morton (Baritone) joined by Adam Przewlocki on the piano. Accompanied for this disc by some of Australia's finest instrumentalists playing special arrangements prepared by Richard Brown (musical director of The Royal Shakespeare Company), under the skilled baton of David Ashton-Smith, well known singer, choral and music director.
Undoubtedly there are few groups in Australia that could produce such a fabulously diverse collection of stunning pieces either in performance or on disc.
POT-POURRI FACT FILE
- Formed in 1987 as part of Music Theatre Australia; Australia's first national music theatre company
- Present innovative, accessible, appealing and affordable chamber style productions of new and existing music theatre works
- With a highly interactive style of music theatre and joie de vivre, are committed to developing new audiences for music theatre and opera throughout Australia and overseas
- Currently present at least 100 performances a year throughout Victoria, Australia and overseas to a highly diverse audience including corporations, children and the general public
- Foster the talents of Australian artists and rising young stars, many of whom have since performed with the Victoria State Opera and Opera Australia
- Have been guest artists at the Next Wave Festival, Melbourne Summer Music Festival, MIFA, Vanuatu Opera Festival, Melbourne Festival, Lygon Arts Festival and Castlemaine State Festival
- Toured to New Zealand, New Caledonia, Australia, Indonesia and New Zealand in 1995 and 1996
- Have created, produced and appeared in many productions including; 'Morning Melodies', 'Rapunzel - The Musical!', 'From Figaro to Phantom' and 'Figaro! Figaro! Figaro!'
- In 1997 scheduled tours included Taiwan, Thailand, South Africa, the South Pacific, SA, WA and NSW
- Debut album 'Rhythm of Life' released in 1995 to much critical acclaim, still receives significant airplay on 3LO, Radio National, Radio Australia, and Classic FM and numerous community and commercial stations.
Artist
Pot-Pourri
Creative Universe is thrilled to present fabulous Melbourne five-some Pot-Pourri. Continuing to enchant audiences around the world with their inspiring and unique sound, much-loved repertoire of opera, music theatre and song and their inimitable warmth and wit, Pot-Pourri celebrates 25 Years in 2012.
Press quotes
“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.”
— Australian Jewish News
“Performers with talent, committment, passion ... and fun!”
— Herald Sun
“Gorgeous voices, great fun ... a standing ovation! Don't miss them!”
— The Evening Standard
Track Listing
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)
Where to buy
Something Familiar! Something Peculiar! is available for download from the iTunes Music Store.
It's available for streaming through
Apple Music.
Something Familiar! Something Peculiar! is available as as CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer secure online ordering.
Move CDs can be ordered through music retailers across Australia including Readings.
