Video & Audio
OMM Live!
OMM's debut CD recording, released under our own label OMM Live!.
Relive our live concert performance of Mahler's First Symphony "Titan", presented in January 2010.
This CD is available for purchase at $10 each. Please email us at sales@orchestra.sg .
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The Straits Times LIFE!
Friday, 9 July 2010
(c) Singapore Press Holdings 2010
Reviewer: Chang Tou Liang
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This is a live recording from a concert by the Orchestra of the Music Makers (OMM) in January. For a youth orchestra (the average age of the players is only 19) that is only 1 1/2 years into its existence, the results are astounding. In Gustav Mahler's First Symphony, a typically virtuosic orchestra calling card, the perfomance is strong in all departments.
From its quietly rapt opening with the awakening of spring, through country dances and a funeral march, to the blazingly triumphant finale, there is a palpable sense of occasion and commitment throughout the performance.
Guided by Chan Tze Law's ultra-keen vision, homogeneous unity in string passages, lovingly crafted woodwind solos and a brass section any orchestra would be proud of were distinct hallmarks. While one does not expect absolute perfection, and there is rawness in the recorded sound, that is beside the point. What Singaporean youngsters can achieve when they put their minds to it is the essence that makes this enterprise a totally rewarding experience.
This recorded was given a rating of 4 1/2 stars out 5.
Relive our live concert performance of Mahler's First Symphony "Titan", presented in January 2010.
This CD is available for purchase at $10 each. Please email us at sales@orchestra.sg .
------------------------------
The Straits Times LIFE!
Friday, 9 July 2010
(c) Singapore Press Holdings 2010
Reviewer: Chang Tou Liang
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This is a live recording from a concert by the Orchestra of the Music Makers (OMM) in January. For a youth orchestra (the average age of the players is only 19) that is only 1 1/2 years into its existence, the results are astounding. In Gustav Mahler's First Symphony, a typically virtuosic orchestra calling card, the perfomance is strong in all departments.
From its quietly rapt opening with the awakening of spring, through country dances and a funeral march, to the blazingly triumphant finale, there is a palpable sense of occasion and commitment throughout the performance.
Guided by Chan Tze Law's ultra-keen vision, homogeneous unity in string passages, lovingly crafted woodwind solos and a brass section any orchestra would be proud of were distinct hallmarks. While one does not expect absolute perfection, and there is rawness in the recorded sound, that is beside the point. What Singaporean youngsters can achieve when they put their minds to it is the essence that makes this enterprise a totally rewarding experience.
This recorded was given a rating of 4 1/2 stars out 5.
ommbites.
Bite-sized snippets for the concert-goer.
Learn more about the Orchestra and the music!
Learn more about the Orchestra and the music!
What is a Symphony?
Dr. Chang Tou Liang, director of the 2004-2008 Singapore International Piano Festivals, explains what a symphony is.
All about the Clarinet
The orchestra's clarinettists Daniel and Jianhui as they explain more about playing the clarinet
All about the violin (Part 2)
In this episode, Ike See explains the role of the violin in the orchestra.
All about the violin (Part 1)
In this episode, concertmaster Ike Seeexplains the violin's capabilities and characteristics.
Concert excerpts
Some Movements from our previous concerts.