symphony orchestra

noun

|Updated on: 16 Aug 2018

Examples: symphony orchestra in a Sentence

Definition of symphony orchestra

: a large orchestra of winds, strings, and percussion that plays symphonic works

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Examples of symphony orchestra in a Sentence

She's a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
plays oboe in the local symphony orchestra

Recent Examples of symphony orchestra from the Web

The result is not only a new entry point for those unaware of or wanting a refresher on the Beach Boys, but a historical achievement: America’s Band meeting the world’s most prestigious symphony orchestra.

— morgan enos, Billboard, "The Beach Boys Reflect on Their Royal Philharmonic Collaboration: 'It's Like a Punctuation Mark on an Entire Career'," 8 June 2018
Welter is untested in the big leagues of U.S. symphony orchestras and, indeed, has never played with a full-sized professional orchestra, let alone as a principal.

— john von rhein, chicagotribune.com, "CSO hires new principal oboe, Willliam Welter, one of its youngest first chairs ever," 26 June 2018
The city’s former industrial prominence means there’s still a symphony orchestra, an impressive art museum, ample parkland, and blocks of stately Victorians that are good candidates for restoration.

— ben austen, The New Republic, "How one American city chose to tackle crime, combat racism, and reckon with the legacy of police brutality," 21 June 2018
In an extremely rare public flare-up in the outwardly genteel world of major symphony orchestras, conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky has pulled out of the entire run of four concerts he was scheduled to conduct with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

— vivien schweitzer, BostonGlobe.com, "Gennady Rozhdestvensky, 87, prolific conductor," 18 June 2018
Our demanding schedule is on par with a professional symphony orchestra’s.

— don maines, Houston Chronicle, "Trumpet player up for music fest’s challenge," 31 May 2018
Unlike most other cities with fewer than 40,000 people, Midland had cultural institutions such as an arts center and a symphony orchestra, due largely to the philanthropy of Dow and its corporate leaders.

— paul egan, Detroit Free Press, "How 1 lost election changed Michigan governor candidate Bill Schuette," 25 May 2018
The facility’s cavernous hexagonal shaped 300m squared live room big enough to house a full symphony orchestra and choir simultaneously -- has also made AIR an in-demand booking for film composers and Hollywood studios.

— richard smirke, Billboard, "George Martin Founded AIR Studios Up For Sale," 7 May 2018
In a city’s cultural ecosystem, big symphony orchestras tend to make their presence known, often with a marketing bullhorn.

— jeremy eichler, BostonGlobe.com, "A chamber series grows in Dorchester," 9 Apr. 2018

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