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A CLASS ACT FROM START TO FINISH
— THE AGE
Signum Saxophone Quartet and renegade opera star Ali McGregor bring you the Hollywood Songbook. Hear music for stage and screen by Kurt Weill, Leonard Berstein, Cole Porter and Sergei Prokofiev as we travel from Berlin to Hollywood, via a shadowy nightclub, a Shakespearean tragedy, and a Broadway musical. Our destination? Somewhere over the rainbow.
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After their sensational debut tour Signum Saxophone Quartet are back, joined this time by Ali McGregor, renegade opera star and cabaret queen. Together they journey from Berlin to Hollywood with music for stage and screen by Kurt Weill, Leonard Bernstein, Cole Porter, Sergei Prokofiev and more.
The 1930s was a turbulent time on both sides of the Atlantic. History books tell one version of the story, but do the artists, composers, writers and performers have anything to add? They sure do.
As Musica Viva Australia reflects on 80 years of bringing musicians across the world to share their stories, we embark on a journey from moody monochrome to vibrant technicolour, and from introspective darkness to blazing hope. Along the way we meet wayfarers from Vienna, Kyiv and even Siberia, all bringing a rich cultural heritage, and all seeking their place in a fractured world.
"Stirring blend of sass, strut, and swagger"
"A hearty dose of knock-out glamour from the starry magnitude of McGregor’s voice"
"May these stories of exiles seeking fulfilment in a new homeland continue resonating in our own generation"
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ALI MCGREGOR voice |
SCHULHOFF Selections from Five Pieces for String Quartet Concert duration: The concert has an approximate duration of 1 hour 55 minutes (including interval). |
With special thanks to Musica Viva Australia Ensemble Patrons, the Chamber Music Foundation and Ian Dickson AM & Reg Holloway, for their support of this tour, and our Concert Champions for their support of this tour within their state. We also thank the Creative Development Collective for their generous support of new artistic projects, and the Amadeus Society for their support of the 2025 Concert Season. Further thanks to Ian Dickson AM and Reg Holloway for their support of Izidor Leitinger's musical arrangements. |
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