as in symphony
a usually large group of musicians playing together the orchestra will be performing a selection of Beethoven pieces tomorrow night

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Recent Examples of orchestra It is estimated that there are fewer than twenty professional cimbalom players in the United States; Englander could think of only five (including himself) who play in orchestras. Jane Bua, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 An orchestra performed by birds, rippling water and swaying trees alongside the American River Parkway was accompanied Sunday by hundreds chanting to protest a plan ripping up vegetation for erosion protection measures. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2025 The AlUla complex also comprises a recording studio designed to accommodate a 32-piece orchestra, training and rehearsal spaces, administrative offices, and event areas. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 May 2025 In addition to its core production infrastructure, the complex boasts world-class audio capabilities, including a recording studio designed to accommodate a 32-piece orchestra with advanced acoustic treatment. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for orchestra
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  • The evening will serve as a celebration of the symphony’s 70th year with music, dinner and a live auction.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
  • The symphony’s 2025-26 has already announced and will begin in September.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025
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  • Back in New York their evenings were spent at the ballet, the philharmonic, the opera.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The philharmonic then contracted with Tracey Levy of Levy Employment Law to conduct an independent second investigation.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024

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“Orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestra. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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