the orchestra

noun

US
: a group of seats in a theater that are close to the stage

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He's been tapped to play in the orchestra for the scores of movies including Star Wars and Scream. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025 More Than Just an Ensemble Founded in 2019 under the Music Commission, the orchestra and choir were never meant to be just another musical troupe. Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025 Gustavo Dudamel has had a lot of chances to make a first impression on the podium of the New York Philharmonic — as rookie phenom, visiting superstar, anointed future music director, and now the orchestra’s not–yet–but–de facto artistic boss. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025 It was later turned into a film which roused several of the women to write their own memoirs of the orchestra. Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the orchestra

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“The orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20orchestra. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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