symphony orchestra
noun
: a large orchestra of winds, strings, and percussion that plays symphonic works
Examples of symphony orchestra in a Sentence
She's a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
plays oboe in the local symphony orchestra
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She’s made concert appearances at Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, on four PBS specials, and with over 200 symphony orchestras worldwide.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
So far as anyone at Opera America and the League of American Orchestras could determine, this may have been the first time an American symphony orchestra, as opposed to an opera company, had presented the entire Ring as a cycle.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Connecticut’s first symphony orchestra, the New Haven Symphony Orchesta, wasn’t founded until 1894.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Today, he's based in New York and his work is performed by jazz and classical musicians alike, including Randy Brecker, Antonio Sanchez and Daniel Gauthier, as well as symphony orchestras.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
So far as anyone at Opera America and the League of American Orchestras could determine, this may have been the first time an American symphony orchestra, as opposed to an opera company, had presented the entire Ring as a cycle.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Connecticut’s first symphony orchestra, the New Haven Symphony Orchesta, wasn’t founded until 1894.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Today, he's based in New York and his work is performed by jazz and classical musicians alike, including Randy Brecker, Antonio Sanchez and Daniel Gauthier, as well as symphony orchestras.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for symphony orchestra
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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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