Video & Audio
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" (Finale)
OMM Live! CD Review
This CD is available for purchase at $10 each. Email us at sales@orchestra.sg
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The Straits Times LIFE!
Friday, 17 June 2011
(c) Singapore Press Holdings 2011
Reviewer: Chang Tou Liang
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It is often said that recordings can never replace the experience of a “live” concert. However if that concert happens to be one of massive significance, a recording of it becomes a treasured document. 10 July 2010 at Esplanade Concert Hall presented such an event, one that marked a definitive coming of age of classical music in Singapore. The goosebumps generated by the Orchestra of Music Makers in Mahler’s Second Symphony on that magical evening may be relived over and over.
It is not just that the young group of musicians (average age: 21 years) performed like professionals that impressed, but their ability to live their dreams in playing of such confidence, assurance, and ultimately passion. Strings were especially fine, woodwind solos shone, while brass chorales (on and offstage) had a memorable burnished quality. Even the solo voices of Rebecca Chellapah and Jeong Ae Ree have been lent an extra shine on this recording. The sheer sweep, masterfully guided by Chan Tze Law, kept this listener transfixed, all through its 78 minutes. Now who needs to rush out to buy Sir Simon Rattle’s latest recording?
This recording was given a rating of 5 stars out 5 and is available on KrisWorld for the month of July 2011.
OMM Live! CD Review
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. 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 recording 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. 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 recording 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! 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 ClarinetThe 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 See explains the violin's capabilities and characteristics.
| Concert excerpts
Some Movements from our previous concerts.
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