orchestra
noun
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band, philharmonic, symphony, symphony orchestra
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The instrumentation for most of the pieces on this program calls for a very full orchestra, so audience members can expect to see more than 100 players on stage. — Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times, "Columbia Orchestra turns to France for 40th season finale," 18 May 2018 The idea of commissioning John goes back to my desire to create a distinctive identity for this orchestra. — Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, "Morlot’s farewell tour with Seattle Symphony puts spotlight on John Luther Adams," 28 Mar. 2018 The performing arts area will be renovated and expanded to include space for the orchestra. — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, "Westfield Washington Schools' $90 million construction project: scope, timeline, budget," 22 Jan. 2018 But the conductor for that orchestra was Red Auerbach; the players were the talented string section. — Jack Mccallum, SI.com, "Go West, Big Man: The Logo on LeBron James and the Allure of Los Angeles," 11 July 2018 My Fair Lady has a complement of 29 in the orchestra, many more than the standard Broadway show. — Corby Kummer, The Atlantic, "How Do Carousel and My Fair Lady Fare in 2018?," 8 July 2018 Across town at a folk art center in North London, Mr. Ward rehearsed with his orchestra. — Farah Nayeri, New York Times, "109 Players. 3 Conductors. It’s Even Harder Than It Sounds.," 29 June 2018 But in a laptop orchestra, the potential for disaster is part of the delight. — Arielle Pardes, WIRED, "The Aural Magic of Stanford's Laptop Orchestra," 8 June 2018 Biggest accomplishment so far: Traveling and performing for international audiences with my high school orchestra and the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. — Donna Vickroy And Susan Demar Lafferty, Daily Southtown, "Class of 2018: A look at some of the Southland's extraordinary high school graduates," 19 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'orchestra.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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