Orchestra of the Music Makers
Orchestra of the Music Makers | |
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Orchestra | |
Performing during the Singapore Arts Festival in June 2012 | |
Founded | 2008 |
Location | Singapore |
Principal conductor | Chan Tze Law |
Website |
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The Orchestra of the Music Makers is a Singaporean symphony orchestra composed of both volunteer and professional young musicians. It performed its first concert in August 2008 in the Victoria Concert Hall and has been hailed as one of "Singapore's greatest musical glories"[1] and was the recipient of the 2009 HSBC Youth Excellence Award.[2] It has since performed at the Singapore Arts Festival,[3] Lichfield Music Festival[4] and the Cheltenham Music Festival in the United Kingdom.[5]
History
The Orchestra was formed after a period of discussion in early 2008 and was established as the Orchestra of the Music Makers in August 2008. Its first performance was a major benefit concert held in Singapore's Victoria Concert Hall and supported by the Singapore branch of HSBC,[6] a considerable accomplishment for an orchestra without a proven track record. In this inaugural concert it accompanied Gabriel Ng, Clare Yeo, and Janani Sridhar, three of Singapore's young talented soloists[7][8][9][10] in concerti and arias. Among other high-profile guests at the event was the President of Singapore. However, the Orchestra's first concert on its own was in January 2009, when it performed at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Concert Hall.
During these initial months and throughout most of its first year it faced considerable monetary challenges relating to its operating costs, in particular, concerning the rental of performance venues. rehearsal spaces, and instruments. In August 2009, the month of the first anniversary of its inaugural concert, the Orchestra was guerdoned with the prestigious HSBC Youth Excellence Award, carrying a cash value of S$200,000, a very significant achievement given that the group had been in existence for only slightly over one year.[11] The award was received shortly after the highly praised (and sold out) third concert of that year, Rach2. The cost problems, and the 'tough' financial 'balancing act',[12] however, were not alleviated due to the money being held in trust for the Orchestra by the National Arts Council. Its landmark performance of Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony in its second year of existence was considered to be "one that marked a definitive coming of age of classical music in Singapore."[13]
The Orchestra has also released a recording of its live performance of Gustav Mahler's First Symphony on its own 'OMMLive' Label, it received a rating of 4 and a half stars (out of five) by the Straits Times, and was lauded for "homogeneous unity in string passages, lovingly crafted woodwind solos and a brass section any orchestra should be proud of".[14]
The subsequent release of its ground-breaking performance of Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony was regarded as "[having] virtually everything going for it: technical perfection, unstinting energy, assured musicians not afraid of dynamic extremes, a percussion section that gives new meaning to the word “awesome”"[15] and this was also the first recording by a non-professional Orchestra to be featured on the Singapore Airlines KrisWorld Entertainment System.[16]
Future releases featuring Holst's Planets and Mahler's Eighth Symphony are anticipated.
The Orchestra is composed of approximately 140 members,[17] most of whom are students in tertiary education, conscripts (as an avocation), and working professionals,[18] and it is led by its Music Director, the prominent conductor Chan Tze Law, who is also an Associate Director at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, National University of Singapore. It was also the first orchestra of its kind in Singapore to introduce a comprehensive leader-mentor system allowing for the tutelage of its musicians by reputable professionals in the industry. The Orchestra, in collaboration with the School of the Arts, has also revived the previously dormant Combined Schools String Camp, with its Members, Leader-Mentors and Music Director contributing to nurture and develop the musical abilities of String Musicians in Secondary Schools.
A focus on philanthropy has also been one of the Orchestra's founding principles and defining features, enunciated as a vision to 'pursue philanthropy through the medium of music'.[19] Nicknamed the 'charity' orchestra in the press, its eleemosynary efforts have already benefited Habitat for Humanity, the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund, and the Children's Cancer Foundation.[20]
In May 2011, the Orchestra achieved Institution of Public Character (IPC) status, which allows all donations made to it to be eligible for 250% tax-exemption.[21]
Name
The Orchestra of the Music Makers' (OMM) name is derived from the poem Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy,[19] which reads, in part:
We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;—
The poem was chosen because of its inspiring message, expressing well the group's 'ambition and desires', and it implicitly identified itself with the goals of a new orchestra composed of youthful musicians in support of others like them.
Critical reception
The critical reception of the new Orchestra by the press was warm and largely positive. A Straits Times review of the August 2008 HSBC concert praised the Orchestra for its 'instrumental prowess' and 'infectious zeal', as well as for having a 'unanimity of purpose' in its performance of Dvořák's Carnival Overture.[22] A separate critical article in the January 2009 concert commended the Orchestra's interpretation of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade as 'impressive', and also remarked on the quality of its soloists:
The pace also flexed ever so supplely, allowing wonderful solos by guest concertmaster Chan Yoong Han (violin) and Laura Peh (harp) - depicting the seductive storyteller - to shine through.
Chang Tou Liang, 'New Orchestra Living its Dream', The Straits Times, 5 January 2009
The maturing Orchestra's stature has been further confirmed by its receipt of the 2009 HSBC Youth Excellence Award, an honor created to recognize and support 'outstanding young Singaporeans' and 'serve as a catalyst to promote the pursuit of excellence'.[23] The HSBC Awards Ceremony Gala concert in which the Orchestra performed next was noted for its high level of technical precision by a reviewer from the Times, the national newspaper: '[a]gain, it was the precision of execution and sheer passion that impressed.'[24][25] Concurrently, Chwee Seng Lim, a director at the National Arts Council of Singapore, has also approbated the Orchestra for having 'plug[ged] the leakage of music [sic] talent by providing a platform to sustain the passion of young musicians',[26] demonstrating its success in achieving one of its major goals.
The Orchestra has also received critical acclaim from international classical music reviewers. An article written by Dr. Marc Rochester, one of the co-authors of the annual Good CD Guide and has long been associated with the Gramophone magazine as a music critic lauded the Orchestra's performance of Mahler's 2nd Symphony:
I don’t recall ever having heard those great percussion crescendos so vividly delivered, the “Last Trump” and the “Nightingale” so potently evoked or, indeed, that one final magnificent chord so sublimely sustained. And as for the off-stage brass and the various players dotted around the hall, that was a moment of pure, unadulterated magic. This was, truly, an epic performance.
Dr. Marc Rochester, Mahler Mania, 11 July 2010
More recently, continuing a trend of critically acclaimed performances of Mahler's symphonies, the performance of the 5th Symphony was regarded as "being characterised by force of will and an overall sweep that was totally captivating"[27] and "a totally absorbing and at times electrifying performance...the famous Adagietto floated along ethereally, completely devoid of excess pathos...and among the more memorable live performances I have attended in my time have been those from Horenstein and Bernstein, neither of which, I can honestly say, quite matched what Chan produced with his dedicated bunch of amateurs."[1]
The Orchestra's debut CD release of Mahler's 1st Symphony was praised in the international press,
With somewhere around a hundred recordings of Mahler’s First Symphony on the market ...this Mahler First can stand up to nearly any of them in brilliance, enthusiasm, and sheer visceral excitement.
...One senses this is going to be a performance worthy of attention right from the opening bar, played truly softly (seldom the case in other performances). The first three movements are very well done, but it is the finale that really glows with excellence, unfolding in a seamless arc of controlled intensity. Seldom have I heard an orchestra tear into that finale with the fierce determination of the OMM. It truly roars and rages, yet also brings all the consoling sweetness and tenderness one could wish for in the ensuing Sehr gesangvoll passage.
...Singaporean conductor Tze Law Chan obviously has the pulse of the Mahler idiom and is fully in control at all times, demanding and obtaining from his forces every sforzando, dynamic bulge, and subito forte and piano. One would need to search hard to find an orchestra that gives more.
Robert Markow, Review of MAHLER Symphony No. 1 • Tze Law Chan, cond; Orchestra of the Music Makers • OMM Live!, Fanfare Magazine Issue 34:2 (Nov/Dec 2010)
Furthermore, its landmark release of Mahler's 2nd Symphony garnered the following comments,
The very first bars serve notice that this is going to be a performance radiating fierce energy and laser-like intensity. Those opening salvos from the cellos and basses, tossed off with technical bravado, strike a note of sheer terror that does not abate until the sublime second theme arrives. Throughout, conductor Chan paces the climaxes so adroitly that, when they arrive, the listener is nearly swept out of the room on tidal waves of sound. The percussion section, though never out of control, is so powerful that I can recall no other, even from the greatest orchestras, that makes a more magnificent contribution to this symphony. Never, in half a century listening to dozens of performances of this work, have I heard that long, agonizing crescendo from the percussion in the finale build to such a deafening roar.
...there is nothing to suggest that OMM is not a full-time professional orchestra. Ensemble is tight, balances are well judged, rhythms are precise.
This “Resurrection” can stack up to any other on disc you care to name. It has virtually everything going for it: technical perfection, unstinting energy, assured musicians not afraid of dynamic extremes, a percussion section that gives new meaning to the word “awesome,” a conductor with the full measure of the Mahlerian idiom securely in hand and, above all, the thrill of a live performance brought vividly to life.
Robert Markow, Review of MAHLER Symphony No. 2 • Tze Law Chan, cond; Orchestra of the Music Makers • OMM Live!, Fanfare Magazine Issue 34:5 (May/June 2011)
Repertoire
During its history, the Orchestra has performed the following pieces at its concerts:
August 2016 : Concerto I Solisti (V) conducted by Seow Yibin
- Mozart : Allegro from Horn Concerto No. 4 for Flute and Strings featuring Joey Gao
- Mussorgsky orch. Ashkenazy : Pictures at an Exhibition
- Wu Hou Yuan : Red Plum Capriccio featuring Likie Low
- Strauss : Traum durch die Dämmerung, Ständchen and Morgen! featuring Zachary Dominguez
- Sarasate : Carmen Fantasy featuring Joey Lau
July 2016 : Sibelius 1 conducted by Christopher Adey
- Elgar : In the South (Alassio)
- Prokofiev : Violin Concerto No. 2 featuring Alan Choo
- Sibelius : Symphony No. 1
March 2016 : Beethoven 9
- Ešenvalds : Lakes Awake at Dawn featuring Maior Chorus and Queensland Festival Chorus (Asian Premiere)
- Wagner : Wach Auf and Finale from Act 3 of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg featuring Daniel Sumegi, Maior Chorus and Queensland Festival Chorus
- Beethoven : Symphony No. 9 featuring Janani Sridhar, Fiona Campbell, Virgilio Marino, Daniel Sumegi, Maior Chorus and Queensland Festival Chorus
January 2016 : OMMProm: Phantasia
- Giacomo Puccini : La bohème Fantasy for Orchestra
- Lloyd Webber : Phantasia featuring Igor Yuzefovich and Ng Pei-Sian (Asian Premiere)
- Strauss : Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
- Grofe : Sunset from Grand Canyon Suite as encore
August 2015 : Concerto I Solisti (IV) conducted by Seow Yibin
- Arnold : Allegro energico from Concerto No. 1 for Flute and Strings featuring Kwon Soo Yeon
- Mendelssohn : Allegro molto appassionato from Violin Concerto featuring Joey Lau
- Dvorak : Symphony No. 8
- Saint-Saëns : Andante Sostenuto from Piano Concerto No. 2 featuring Ng Jia Ning
- Sibelius : Allegro moderato from Violin Concerto featuring Ronan Lim
July 2015 : Mahler 8 : A Gift to the Entire Nation
- Mahler : Symphony No. 8 featuring Hyon Lee, Ariya Sawadivong, Janani Sridhar, Deborah Humble, Songmi Yang, Dongwon Shin, Warwick Fyfe and Joshua Bloom with the Vocal Associates Festival & Children's Chorus, Queensland Festival Chorus, Perth Symphonic Chorus and The Winthrop Singers
- Said : City Council Song and National Anthem of Singapore as encore
March 2015 : OMMProm: Jazz
- Kander : Excerpts from Chicago the Musical
- Tang : Montage, Concerto for Jazz Piano and Orchestra featuring Jeremy Monteiro, Christy Smith and Tama Goh
- Shostakovich : Selections from Suite for Variety Orchestra
- Gershwin: An American in Paris
- Prima : Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) as encore
January 2015 : OMM Goes to the Movies II conducted by Joshua Kangming Tan with the Vocal Associates Festival & Children's Chorus
- Varese : Tuning Up intended for Carnegie Hall
- Williams : Main Title, Luke and Leia, Duel of the Fates from Star Wars
- Williams : Somewhere in My Memory and Star of Bethlehem from Home Alone
- Shore : Suite from The Fellowship of the Ring
- Arnold : End Credits from Independence Day
- Goodall : Ecce Homo from Mr. Bean
- Norman : Main Theme from James Bond
- Arnold and Price : Sherlock Suite for Orchestra
- Hisaishi : My Neighbor Totoro
- Powell : Suite from How to Train Your Dragon
- Lopez and Lopez : Music from Frozen
- Zimmer and John : Suite from The Lion King
- Ricketts : Colonel Bogey March from The Bridge on the River Kwai as encore
- Powell : Dragon Racing from How to Train Your Dragon 2 as encore
- Williams : Duel of the Fates from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as encore
December 2014 : ChildAid - The All Stars Edition
- Williams : Summon the Heroes
- Puccini : O mio babbino caro featuring Janani Sridhar
- Waxman : Tristan and Isolde Fantasy featuring Gabriel Ng and Abigail Sin
August 2014 : The Planets conducted by Joshua Kangming Tan with the Vocal Associates Festival & Children's Chorus
- Bernstein : Chichester Psalms
- Sibelius : Violin Concerto featuring Chan Yoong-Han
- Holst : The Planets
July 2014 : Concerto I Solisti (III) conducted by Seow Yibin
- Weber : Clarinet Concertino featuring Rebecca Lee
- Shostakovich : Symphony No. 9
- Gershwin : Rhapsody in Blue featuring Joshua Evan Lee
- Grieg : Allegro molto moderato from Piano Concerto in A minor featuring Lin Xiangning
March 2014 : OMMProm: Rhythms & Rhapsodies
- Khachaturian : Sabre Dance
- Prokofiev : Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
- Lloyd Webber : Variations featuring Ng Pei-Sian
- Abreu : Tico-Tico no Fubá as encore
January 2014 : Brahms Violin Concerto conducted by Christopher Adey
- Brahms : Violin Concerto, featuring Amaury Coeytaux
- Rachmaninoff : Symphony No. 3
December 2013 : ChildAid - The Carnival Edition conducted by Edward Tan
August 2013 : OMM Turns 5
- Wagner : Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
- Beethoven : Piano Concerto No. 4, featuring Melvyn Tan
- Wagner : Prelude to Act 3 from Siegfried
- Wagner : Siegfried's Rhine Journey, Siegfried's Funeral March and Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung (Singapore Premiere)
July 2013 : Concerto I Solisti (II)
- Tchaikovsky : Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture conducted by Lien Boon Hua
- Ibert : Concertino da Camera featuring Samuel Phua
- Shostakovich : Piano Concerto No. 2 featuring Ng Jia Ning
- Tchaikovsky : Allegro non troppo from Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, featuring Rui Xin Wei
June 2013 : Tchaikovsky's 4th conducted by Christopher Adey
January 2013 : All-American
- Gershwin : Overture from Girl Crazy
- Gershwin : Rhapsody in Blue featuring Clarence Lee
- Glass : Sons of the Silent Age from Symphony No. 4 Heroes
- John Williams : Main Title from Star Wars
- Menken : Enchanted Suite
- Barber : Andante from Violin Concerto featuring Edward Tan
- Copland : Molto deliberato - Allegro risoluto from Symphony No. 3
- Anderson : Old MacDonald Had a Farm as encore
December 2012 : ChildAid 2012: The Electric Edition
- Paganini : Violin Concerto No. 2, third movement : Rondo à la clochette, featuring Gabriel Ng
- Mason Bates : Mothership (Singapore Premiere)
- Mozart : Piano Concerto No. 7 for Three Pianos: Allegro
October 2012 : The 2nd Performer's Voice Symposium
- Beethoven : Piano Concerto No. 4, featuring Stephen Emmerson
September 2012 : Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Audi Young Persons’ Choral Academy
- Pärt : Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
- Brahms : Ein Deutsches Requiem, featuring Theresa Krügl and Virgil Mischok
August 2012 : HSBC Youth Excellence Awards 2012
- Walton : Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
- Mozart : Violin Concerto No. 1, third movement : Presto, featuring Gabriel Ng
- Saint-Saëns : Cello Concerto No. 1, first movement : Allegro non troppo featuring Aoden Teo Masa Toshi
- Tchaikovsky : Scene, Waltz and Finale from Swan Lake
- Elgar : Wild Bears from The Wand of Youth Suite 2 as encore
July 2012 : Orchestra of the Music Makers part of the Lichfield Music Festival
- Watson : Intersections
- Dukas : The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Rimsky-Korsakov : Scheherazade featuring James Mayhew
- Elgar : Wild Bears from The Wand of Youth Suite 2 as encore
July 2012 : M19 Sinbad the Sailor and Scheherazade part of the Cheltenham Music Festival
- Rimsky-Korsakov : Scheherazade featuring James Mayhew
July 2012 : M15 Orchestra of the Music Makers part of the Cheltenham Music Festival
- Delius : Paris: The Song of a Great City
- Debussy orch. Caplet : Pagodes
- Maurice Ravel : Piano Concerto featuring Melvyn Tan
- Gustav Holst : Beni Mora
- Debussy : La Mer
- Watson : Intersections as encore
June 2012 : Pre-Tour Concert
- Delius : Paris: The Song of a Great City
- Debussy orch. Caplet : Pagodes
- Maurice Ravel : Piano Concerto featuring Thomas Hecht
- Gustav Holst : Beni Mora
- Debussy : La Mer
- Watson : Intersections as encore (World Premiere)
May 2012 : Rite(s) of Spring part of the Singapore Arts Festival
- Holst : Beni Mora
- Ho Chee Kong : Passages featuring Qin Li-Wei (World Premiere)
- Stravinsky : Le Sacre du Printemps
February 2012 : Vive la France
- Dukas : The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Holst : First Dance from Beni Mora
- Fauré : Pavane
- Saint-Saëns : Danse macabre
- Ravel : Boléro
- Ravel : La Valse
- Tchaikovsky : Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty as encore
- Mascagni : Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana as encore
January 2012 : Mahler 5
- J.S. Bach arr. Mahler : Suite from the Orchestral Works featuring the Combined Schools String Orchestra
- Mahler : Symphony No. 5
August 2011 : Rach 3 conducted by Christopher Adey
- Rachmaninoff : Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring Albert Tiu
- Shostakovich : Symphony No. 10
June 2011 : Gabriel Ng Plays Elgar
- Elgar : Violin Concerto featuring Gabriel Ng
- Mussorgsky orch. Ravel : Pictures at an Exhibition
- Elgar : Nimrod from Enigma Variations as encore
February 2011 : Kevin Loh@Esplanade
- Vivaldi : Concerto in D Major for Lute(Guitar) and Orchestra RV 93 featuring Kevin Loh
- Arnold : Serenade for Guitar and Strings, Op. 50 featuring Kevin Loh
February 2011 : Penang Tour
- Glinka : Overture from Ruslan and Lyudmila
- Elgar : Cello Concerto featuring Elizabeth Tan
- Rimsky-Korsakov : Scheherazade
January 2011 : OMM Goes to the Movies with the Victoria Chorale
- Copland : Fanfare for the Common Man
- Goldsmith : End Credits from Star Trek: First Contact
- Rósza : Choral Suite from Ben-Hur
- Korngold : Violin Concerto featuring Edward Tan
- Williams : Suite from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
- Mahler : Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
- Williams : Suite from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Williams : Flight to Neverland from Hook
- Williams : Dry Your Tears Afrika from Amistad
- Zimmer : Suite from The Lion King
- Williams : Imperial March The Empire Strikes Back as encore
- Williams : Love Theme (Can You Read My Mind) from Superman as encore
- Williams : Duel of the Fates from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as encore
December 2010 : ChildAid 2010
- Copland : Fanfare for the Common Man
- Verdi : Triumphal March from Aida
- Mascagni : Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
September 2010 : HSBC Youth Excellence Awards 2010
July 2010 : Mahler 2 - Resurrection featuring the Queensland Festival Chorus and the Singapore Festival Chorus
- Bruch : Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, featuring See Ian Ike
- Mahler : Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' featuring Rebecca Chellappah and Jeong Ae Ree
March 2010 : Russian Revolution
- Tchaikovsky : Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
- Tchaikovsky : Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, featuring Lim Yan
- Prokofiev : Symphony No. 5
- Shostakovich : Waltz 2 from Suite for Variety Orchestra as encore
January 2010 : Mahler 1 - Memories of Youth
- Johann Strauss II : On the Beautiful Blue Danube
- Mozart : Concerto for Flute and Harp K.299 in C Major featuring Cheryl Lim and Laura Peh
- Mahler : Symphony No. 1 'Titan'
December 2009 : When Heavens Collide - Combined Concert with Western Australian Youth Orchestra
- Holst : The Planets
- Bernstein : Symphonic Dances from West Side Story conducted by Peter Moore
- John Williams : Star Wars Suite conducted by Peter Moore
- Hurst : Swagman's Promenade as encore
- Elgar : Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 as encore
August 2009 : HSBC Youth Excellence Awards Ceremony
- Shostakovich : Festive Overture Op. 96
- Saint-Saëns : Havanaise Op. 83 featuring Janell Yeo
- Wang Chen Wei : The Sisters' Islands
- Beethoven : Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Major featuring Gabriel Ng
- Paganini : Violin Concerto No. 1, third movement : Rondo, Allegro, featuring Gabriel Ng
- Rachmaninov : Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27, fourth movement : Allegro Vivace
- Elgar : Nimrod from Enigma Variations as encore
August 2009 : Rach2
- Rachmaninov : Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op. 18 featuring John Chen
- Rachmaninov : Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27
March 2009 : Symphonie Espagnole
- Wagner : Prelude to Act 1 of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
- Lalo : Symphonie Espagnole, featuring Ye Lin
- Brahms : Symphony No. 1 in C minor
January 2009 : Tales from the Arabian Nights[28]
- Richard Wagner : Prelude to Act 3 of Lohengrin
- Dvořák : Cello Concerto in B minor, featuring Zhou Mi
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
- Smetana: Dance of the Comedians from the Bartered Bride as encore
August 2008 : HSBC Youth Excellence Gala Concert
- Dvořák : Carnival Overture
- Gershwin : Rhapsody in Blue, featuring Clare Yeo
- Paganini : Violin Concerto No. 1, first movement : Allegro Maestoso, featuring Gabriel Ng
- Selected arias from Così fan tutte and Don Giovanni by Mozart, featuring Janani Sridhar
- Marquez : Danzon No. 2
All concerts are conducted by Music Director Chan Tze Law unless stated otherwise.
Its future concerts include Beethoven's Symphony No. 9[29]
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