arranger

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Recent Examples of arranger Mary Mitchell-Campbell, who received the Tonys’ Isabelle Stevenson Award for philanthropic or advocacy work, is a respected musical arranger and music director. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026 At times during his bombastic, table-shaking, enigmatic career, the singer, arranger, musician, and producer came off as a restless indie artist masquerading as a multiplatinum megastar. Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026 While the sets, lighting, costume changes and visual effects are stunners, the music by composer and arranger Imogen Heap is shockingly generic, like the copyright-free soundtrack of a YouTube ad, blandly calibrated and recalling nothing of John Williams’ iconic themes for the films. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026 Thompson speaks to his experience not only as a drummer, but also as a producer, arranger, and DJ, demonstrating an extraordinarily wide perspective on the business. Juliet Izon, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 Impressed with his vocals, Biscoe encouraged the young singer to go solo and signed him to work as an arranger, producer and writer. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 June 2026 Cimafunk Inspired as much by the funk of James Brown as by African rhythms, EDM, and the music of his native Pinar del Río, Cimafunk got his start as a session arranger in Havana. Bill Kopp, SPIN, 13 May 2026 Campbell, a Grammy and Drama Desk Award-winning music director, conductor, orchestrator, composer and arranger, has led the music department for more than a dozen Broadway shows including Death Becomes Her, Once Upon A Mattress and Some Like it Hot. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026 Liston changed history by becoming the first woman soloist, trombone player, composer and arranger to play on stage alongside men. Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arranger
Noun
  • Mike Brown, a low-ego orchestrator on the sidelines who did what Hall of Famers like Pat Riley, Larry Brown and Mike D’Antoni could not.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • Connected Intelligence is designed to carry context, knowledge and automation across meetings, messaging, contact center and workplace experiences, with Webex positioned as an orchestrator for those experiences.
    Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • The S'mores Company creates fun and easy s'mores supplies -- stainless steel telescoping roasting sticks with glow-in-the-dark designs, portable soy wax campfires and cooler caddies with organizer trays that keep ingredients organized.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • Trailing far behind are two other candidates — community organizer Rae Huang, a leftist who has criticized Raman as too moderate; and tech entrepreneur Adam Miller, a centrist Democrat who promised to bring his managerial skills to City Hall.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Sparks guard Kelsey Plum, the WNBA’s leading scorer, missed the game with a lower leg injury.
    Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Messi, who turns 39 next week, tied Miroslav Klose as the top scorer at a men’s World Cup with 16 goals and became the first player to score in five consecutive World Cups.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • FGC-9s have been built by underground designers in the most firearms-restrictive countries in Europe and churned out by rebel groups in Myanmar.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
  • To get into 1970s Moscow spy mode as Twila, Richardson joined forces on a thrifting expedition with costume designer Anastasia Magoutas.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • The film is dedicated to the late composer Sakamoto Ryuichi, whose experimental late-period music Kogonada drew on throughout the project.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026
  • Conlon also launched Recovered Voices, an initiative to revive operas by composers who had been murdered or driven into exile during the Nazi era.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • For the launch of their pocket planner in 2000, Mary-Kate wore a ruby red version of the blue necklace her sister was wearing.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • There, with the help of Cassandre Bonhomme, who has been working with the Anthony family as an event planner and designer for about a decade, the basketball star turned his 13,000-square-foot Westchester County abode into a home that matches his unique and eclectic taste.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • The distinction is further underscored by the involvement of The Roots, whose co-founder and lead MC, Black Thought, is widely regarded as one of hip-hop's greatest lyricists.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • As the first show without late drummer/lyricist Neil Peart since 1974, the kick-off was suffused with nearly overwhelming emotion, both onstage and off.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Readers may learn about the Florida aquifer, cowhunters, deadhead logging, old-school conservationists such as Marjory Stoneman Douglas and even Charles Ponzi, the famed schemer.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Mike McDaniel is the exact schemer and play caller who can maximize this skill set, though.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Arranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arranger. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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