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