Orchestra of The Music Makers - Name

Name

The Orchestra of the Music Makers' (OMM) name is derived from the poem Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy, 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.