Simon Wright was the guest conductor for last night’s Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra performance at Al Bustan.
He has been a guest conductor for many renowned orchestras – so his visit to Oman is fortunate as he is a man who is used to quickly getting a good performance from new teams. The orchestra, established in 1985, seemed to have a greater mix of non-Omanis than I had noticed previously and a female Omani principal violin, again new to me .
The program consisted of the overture from Verdi’s Nabucco followed by Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances (1) a Baroque cum Medieval suite. The second half was Sibelius’s first symphony a nice contrast to the first half – though I enjoyed the first half more.
Oman
Please could you tell me if
a CD of the ROSO is available and if it is,
what is the name and other specifications
are most welcome
Thanks a lot,
Inge – The Netherlands
PS Ihave been living in Oman from 2005 – 2007
I attend the Oman Royal Orchestra evening in Geneva which i enjoyed very very much and i woould like to get a CD or down load from their website.
Would you please please help.
Mohammed Al Hajri & Inge van der Wijk.
thanks for your comments.
Today I spoke to the ROSO office and am very sorry to say that there is no recording available.
Here are some options you may wish to consider
http://www.enjarecords.com/cd.php?nr=ENJ-9504
http://www.amazon.com/Symphonic-Impressions-Oman-Lalo-Schifrin/dp/B00009WVRK
http://schifrin.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LS&Product_Code=CD-ALEPH+028
In the region where Oman is situated The Royal Symphony Orchestra of Oman has a good reputation since long time.I am the Manager of Prof Erol Erdinç who gave a concert recently as guest conductor from Turkey and he appraised yothe level of the orchestra fullheartedly. I may propose a concert to the Orchestra in Turkey if you are interested.
Is there a vacancy at ROSO? Im a french horn player…