accompanist

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Recent Examples of accompanist The concert director is Edwin Basilio; accompanist is Cho-Hyun Park and organist is Rodney Girvin. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026 An accompanist will be provided. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026 Miles Messier fades into the background as the piano accompanist. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2026 The smart shopper will already note signs of staleness and mold in the old practice of a singer in stiff white tie and tails or gaudy gown, standing, arm propped on piano, of the second banana accompanist. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accompanist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanist
Noun
  • The singer and songwriter hit the stage at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards for the first time as a soloist with a six-piece string section and more than a dozen additional musicians.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Anderson was the first Black soloist to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Verdi’s opera Un ballo in maschera.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The teacher, recitalist, and accompanist won first place in the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation’s 2009 classical piano competition.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival, named for the famous scientist who was also a world class organist, has been around for nearly 30 years.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Music was by soloist Christine Westhoff, organist Timothy Allen and the Andiamo String Quartet.
    — Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Benioff would later work on electric grand pianos, establishing a partnership with pianist Rosalyn Tureck.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In 2023, the comedian, actor, writer, and banjo virtuoso Steve Martin was walking through SoHo, followed closely by two men holding a laptop.
    — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The evening was a fitting toast to the shoe maestro, who celebrated his past, present and future alongside an adoring Milan Fashion Week crowd and influential actresses and models, including Naomi Watts.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This places the audience alongside the Konyaks, and subverts the traditional, colonial cinematic gaze in the vein of Filipino maestro Lav Diaz.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Through 107 career games, Minten’s profile has leaned more toward dependable cello player than virtuoso first violinist.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Also over a memorable weekend in Millennium Park, pianist Robert Glasper, trumpeter Ella Grace and a mayoral proclamation.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The track featured such pros as guitarist Jeff Baxter, pianist Larry Knechtel and trumpeter Jerry Hey.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Accompanist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanist. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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