Ali McGregor

Signum Saxophone Quartet

Presented by Musica Viva Australia
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Signum Saxophone Quartet and renegade opera star, Ali McGregor, reclaim the Hollywood Songbook in a journey from moody monochrome to vibrant technicolour. Trip the light fantastic from Berlin to Hollywood, via a Shakespearean tragedy, a Broadway musical and a Wild West rodeo in this sonic documentary of turbulent times. 

#### Artists

**Ali McGregor** voice  
  
Signum Saxophone Quartet  
  
**Blaž Kemperle** soprano saxophone  
  
**Jacopo Taddei** alto saxophone  
  
**Alan Lužar** tenor saxophone  
  
**Aram Poghosyan** baritone saxophone

#### Program

**Schulhoff** Selections from Five Pieces for String Quartet  
  
**Traditional** 'I’m a Poor Wayfaring Stranger'  
  
**Weill '**One Life to Live' from _Lady in the Dark_  
  
**Weill '**I’m a Stranger Here Myself' from _One Touch of Venus_  
  
**Prokofiev** Selections from _Romeo and Juliet_  
  
**Bernstein** Three Dance Episodes from _On the Town_  
  
**Berlin '**Let’s Face the Music, and Dance' from _Follow the Fleet_  
  
**Eisler** Selections from _The Hollywood Songbook_  
  
**Copland** Selections from _Rodeo_  
  
**Porter '**So in Love' from _Kiss Me, Kate_  
  
**Arlen '**Somewhere Over the Rainbow' from _The Wizard of Oz_  
  
 

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Running time 100 minutes. Running times are approximate and subject to change without notice. 

Student Rush tickets only available in the hour prior to the concert from the Ticket Office. Proof of current study must be produced.   
  
  
  
Production images by Peter Hislop.

The Hollywood Songbook

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