orchestral
adjective
or·ches·tral
ȯr-ˈke-strəl 
1
: of, relating to, or composed for an orchestra
2
: suggestive of an orchestra or its musical qualities
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Pemberton didn’t want the score to feel especially traditional or even particularly Earth-bound, which meant steering clear of the tropes of both orchestral and electronic music.
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The second orchestral concert of their 2026-27 season, Saturday at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, will feature a program in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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Expect bells-and-whistles orchestral shows full of the oddball jokes, elaborate choreographies, and technological thrills that have made the Talking Heads frontman’s recent live show the biggest boon of his solo career.
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Busier classical tracks, like the opening scene to The Gospel According to the Other Mary by John Adams, benefited most from that wide soundstage—everything had space to spread out, and individual orchestral sections were nicely defined.
—Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
The second orchestral concert of their 2026-27 season, Saturday at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, will feature a program in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
—Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2026
Expect bells-and-whistles orchestral shows full of the oddball jokes, elaborate choreographies, and technological thrills that have made the Talking Heads frontman’s recent live show the biggest boon of his solo career.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
Busier classical tracks, like the opening scene to The Gospel According to the Other Mary by John Adams, benefited most from that wide soundstage—everything had space to spread out, and individual orchestral sections were nicely defined.
—Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Orchestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orchestral. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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orchestral
adjective
or·ches·tral
ȯr-ˈkes-trəl
: of, relating to, or written for an orchestra
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