CONCERTS FROM 2017-2018
January 2017
Rachmaninoff 3
Conducted by Seow Yibin
Regarded as the "Everest of piano concertos", Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto combines sheer virtuosity, unabashed romance and epic grandeur. Scaling this great work is Julliard-based Malaysian piano prodigy Tengku Irfan, returning to Singapore after his critically-acclaimed performance of Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in 2015.
OMM's newly appointed Associate Conductor Seow Yibin leads the orchestra through Saint-Saëns' blockbuster Organ Symphony. Featuring soaring melodies and glittering orchestral colours from the first-ever composer of film music, this majestic masterpiece will showcase the Esplanade Concert Hall's magnificent 4740 pipe Klais organ. Hear also four of Rachmaninoff's Preludes reimagined through the winning entries from OMM's inaugural orchestration contest.
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF 4 Preludes
Op. 32 No. 3 (orch. Alexander Oon)
Op. 23 No. 1 (orch. Darren Sng)
Op. 23 No. 3 (orch. Phoon Yu)
Op. 23 No. 5 (orch. Alexander Oon)SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring Tengku Irfan
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
JOHN WILLIAMS Princess Leia’s Theme from Star Wars as encore
March 2017
Concerto I Solisti (VI)
Conducted by Seow Yibin
MAX BRUCH Finale from Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor featuring Wu Shuang
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Vagabond, Let Beauty Awake and The Roadside Fire from Songs of Travel featuring Ted Ngoo
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
GEORGE GERSHWIN Summertime featuring Syakirah Noble
GORDON & WARREN (arr. Lee Jinjun) : At Last featuring Syakirah Noble
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Allegro moderato from Violin Concerto featuring Ronan Lim
June 2017
Hansel and Gretel
Directed by Edith Podesta
Beloved by children and adults all over the world, the story of Hansel and Gretel has inspired many adaptations for the stage. One of the most famous versions is Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 opera, which remains as popular today as it was when it premiered. Filled with lush, romantic melodies and German folk songs, Hansel and Gretel is one of the great operas best experienced live.
In this adventure for the whole family, Orchestra of the Music Makers is joined by an international and local cast of singers for this semi-staged concert performance, the Volare Treble Voices by Darius Lim, directed by Edith Podesta and conducted by Tzelaw Chan.
Come, venture into the forest for an unforgettable, fun-filled performance.
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Hansel and Gretel featuring Caitlin Hulcup, Felicitas Fuchs, Fiona Campbell, Warwick Fyfe, Evangeline Ng, Rachel Lim and the Volare Treble Voices
July 2017
Taipei International Choral Festival (National Concert Hall, Taipei)
Join the Orchestra of the Music Makers in Taiwan at the opening concert of the Taipei International Choral Festival!
EDWARD ELGAR The Music Makers, Op. 69 featuring Shih I-Chiao (Taiwan Premiere)
JOHN WILLIAMS Call of the Champions
JOHN WILLIAMS Flight to Neverland from Hook
JOHN WILLIAMS Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
JOHN WILLIAMS Music from Star Wars: The Asteroid Field, Rey's Theme, Scherzo for X-Wings, Throne Room and End Title
JOHN WILLIAMS Duel of the Fates from The Phantom Menace as encore
August 2017
A Celebration of Dreams
“We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams”
OMM celebrates Elgar’s magnificent choral work, The Music Makers, on its 9th anniversary. Drawing inspiration from Arthur O’Shaughnessy’s Ode, this lush, emotional work overflows with beautiful harmonies and great melodies drawn from Elgar’s many masterworks. Be drawn to the dark side in the second half, where we celebrate the music of the visionary who wrote the soundtrack for an entire generation – John Williams. In this year of his 85th, be enthralled as the Orchestra performs favourite themes from his numerous film scores, including the Star Wars franchise, Hook and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Celebrate also the anniversary of Singapore’s first ever Olympic Gold Medal with Call of the Champions, which was written for the 2002 Winter Olympics. It will be a concert not to be missed, simply because when OMM performs these works, they are one with the force.
EDWARD ELGAR The Music Makers, Op. 69 featuring Fiona Campbell (Singapore Premiere)
JOHN WILLIAMS Call of the Champions (Singapore Premiere)
JOHN WILLIAMS Flight to Neverland from Hook
JOHN WILLIAMS Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
JOHN WILLIAMS Music from Star Wars: Imperial March, Anakin’s Theme, Duel of the Fates, The Asteroid Field, Rey's Theme, Scherzo for X-Wings, Throne Room and End Title
EDWARD ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 as encore
January 2018
OMM10: Discover
OMM revisits highlights from its earliest years in a journey of (re)discovery in this spectacular season opener feature long-time OMM musicians.
Two of OMM’s musicians who have launched promising careers with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Singapore Symphony Orchestra take center stage: violinist Ike See in Korngold’s Violin Concerto and trumpeter Lau Wen Rong in Arutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto. The Lorong Boys join OMM in the premiere of Siginnah! (Naughty Boys), a concerto specially written for this occasion by Jonathan Shin.
ANTONIN DVORAK Carnival Overture
RICHARD WAGNER Siegfried's Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung
ERICH KORNGOLD Violin Concerto
RICHARD WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
ALEXANDER ARUTIUNIAN Trumpet Concerto
JONATHAN SHIN Siginnah! (Naughty Boys) featuring the Lorong Boys
ARTURO MARQUEZ Danzon No. 2
March 2018
Concerto I Solisti (VII)
Conducted by Seow Yibin
The 2018 edition of the SOTA Concerto Concert marks the celebration of both OMM’s and the School of the Arts (SOTA)’s 10th anniversaries. Winners of the annual SOTA Concerto Competition join forces with OMM in concertos featuring multiple soloists. The novel format provides a launch pad for exploration between SOTA musicians and OMM, right in SOTA's very own concert hall. This concert marks ten years of growth and friendship between two of Singapore’s unique artistic institutions, with many more good years of collaboration to come!
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, 3rd Mvt featuring Loh Jun Hong and Jasmine Ong
ERNEST BLOCH Baal Shem: Nigun featuring Megan Low
DOMENICO CIMAROSA Concerto for 2 Flutes, 1st Mvt featuring Gail Gay and Shermaine Lim
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1 “Classical”
MODEST MUSSORGSKY A Night on Bald Mountain
MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI Piano Concerto in E Maj, 1st Mvt featuring Nicole Mok
FRANCIS POULENC Concerto for 2 Pianos, 2nd and 3rd Mvts featuring Elizabeth Goh and Michael Huang
June 2018
OMM10: Bernstein's Mass
Conducted by Joshua Kangming Tan
Presented the “Best Classical Concert of 2018” award by The Straits Times, Bernstein’s Mass is certainly a must-watch production! Under the baton of Joshua Kangming Tan and the direction of Edith Podesta, Orchestra of the Music Makers presents: Bernstein’s Mass.
“Unconventional” would be an understatement when describing Mass — a far cry from what you would expect from traditional Latin liturgy. Bernstein challenges centuries-old conventions in this innovative and thought-provoking piece, exploring the conflict between old and new in a fast-changing society. From solemn hymns and soothing meditations to edgy symphonic dances, and with an exciting infusion of Broadway, blues, rock, jazz and pop idioms, Mass is an eclectic blend of musical styles and genres.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Mass: "A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers" featuring Kevin Vortmann, the Himig Sanghaya, Symphonia Choralis and the Volare Treble Voices (Singapore Premiere)
JUly 2018
OMM & WAYO: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" (Perth Concert Hall, Perth, Australia)
Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’ is an awe-inspiring, musical saga of life, death and transcendence. This amazing 90-minute symphony is a monumental journey that starts in the depths of despair, then channels the combined power of more than 250 musicians for an electrifying finale that shakes the rafters and soars to the heavens above.
WA Youth Orchestra is joined by members of Orchestra of the Music Makers (Singapore) in an epic international collaboration under the baton of Maestro Tzelaw Chan .
This extraordinary event will also feature two of Australia’s most outstanding and popular vocal soloists, Taryn Fiebig, Fiona Campbell and a special chorus in a once in a lifetime experience.
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” featuring Fiona Campbell, Taryn Fiebig, the Western Australian Youth Orchestra, Perth Symphonic Chorus and The Winthrop Singers
August 2018
OMM10: Mahler 2
OMM revisits Gustav Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony after its critically acclaimed 2010 performance. The epic and invigorating Resurrection took six years to perfect and changed the musical landscape forever. Combining enormous orchestral forces with a massive chorus and two vocal soloists, the Symphony takes the listener from early solemnity to an apocalyptic conclusion, depicting earthly terror and heavenly transcendence.
“one of the most thrilling performances of Mahler’s Second Symphony I have ever heard”
-Robert Markow, Fanfare Magazine, 2011 (on OMM's performance of Mahler's 2nd Symphony in 2010)
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' featuring Caitlin Hulcup, Siobhan Stagg and the Maior Chorus