symphony orchestra

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

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

Recent Examples on the Web It’s not an anomaly for a symphony orchestra and an opera company to share a music director. — Los Angeles Times, "Gustavo Dudamel is Paris Opera’s next music director. What does this mean for L.A.?," 16 Apr. 2021 Moreover, The Shell will be the first permanent, year-round bayside concert venue in the nation that is operated by a symphony orchestra. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego Symphony fine-tunes The Shell, its new $85 million bayside venue, and prepares to launch concerts," 2 Apr. 2021 The Northern Virginia Community College campus in Annandale, Va., is home to a thriving symphony orchestra, open to students and members of the community. — New York Times, "Pantyhose and Trash Bags: How Music Programs Are Surviving in the Pandemic," 2 Dec. 2020 The first was a profile of the flutist Demarre McGill, who had performed a concerto with the local symphony orchestra. — New York Times, "A Flutist Steps Into the Solo Spotlight," 13 Oct. 2020 Streaming a solo performance or a quartet is one thing; convening a full symphony orchestra or the cast of a Broadway musical is another. — Arkansas Online, "OPINION: A workable option for musicians," 9 Aug. 2020 Prominent German conductors of American symphony orchestras were dismissed from their posts and locked up. — The Economist, "The classical musicians who were enlisted in the cold war," 12 Dec. 2019 These days, 20 years is a long tenure for the music director of a symphony orchestra. — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, "The final bow: Miguel Harth-Bedoya’s lasting legacy at the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra," 7 May 2020 The more players-in-front-of-audience approach to concert performance would only become predominant in the 18th century, with the rise of the symphony orchestra. — Joseph P. Cermatori, New York Times, "At the Armory, Monteverdi’s ‘Vespers’ Are Newly Immersive," 13 Mar. 2020

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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 23 Apr. 2021.

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