arranger

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Recent Examples of arranger 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 Several small group performances in the past couple of years worth of our concerts are directly attributable to his skills as an arranger, band leader, and performer. Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 Introduced by legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon, the performance featured a sweeping string arrangement originally conducted by Grammy-winning arranger Jules Buckley. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026 The songs in the special were instead sung by Gary Chase, who also served as score mixer, arranger, orchestrator and musician on the project. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025 The pianist, composer and arranger — who served as the orchestra's longtime musical director — spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025 Motown Museum Chairwoman Robin Terry and musical arranger Paul Riser were also in attendance. Brian McCollum, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 But from the opening moments, set in the cozy cabinet of curiosities shop — cue orchestrator/arranger Matt Brind’s mysterious and twinkling Danny Elfman-esque underscoring — there’s real precision to Luke Sheppard’s production. David Benedict, Variety, 30 Nov. 2025 One of Carter’s earliest champions was tenor saxophonist, composer and arranger Benny Golson, who died last year at 95. Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arranger
Noun
  • 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
  • When Meituan, China’s dominant lifestyle super app that combines services similar to DoorDash, Yelp, and Groupon into a single platform, launched its Xiaomei AI agent in late 2025, executives internally described it not as a chatbot but as an orchestrator plus execution agent.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Community organizer Rae Huang is also running at the left end of the political spectrum, while Adam Miller, who made a fortune on education software, has been courting moderate voters.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman polled at 9% while Rae Chen Huang, a pastor and community organizer, and Adam Miller, an entrepreneur, both saw 3% of support.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Müller is one of the premier playmakers in the PWHL and has paired well with Eldridge — a naturally gifted goal-scorer who was acquired via trade with Seattle in March — on Boston’s top line, combining for six goals in the final month of the season.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • According to a Padres spokesperson, who checked with the official scorer, the play was ruled a hit because Merrill was not camped out under the ball and was attempting to make a home run-robbing play.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This marked the first appearance of an embodied AI robot at a Met Gala pre-event, attracting significant attention from media, designers, and bystanders.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
  • The designer regularly curates new collections and fresh apparel and is widely known for her signature splits at the end of her runway shows.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • To toggle your new pet off and on, type /pet into the composer, then use Wake Pet or Tuck Away Pet in Settings > Appearance.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 3 May 2026
  • Even K-pop songwriters, composers, choreographers and producers are often from other countries.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Alongside the footwear, the capsule is completed by a selection of leather accessories—coasters, a planner cover, a key holder, and a valet tray—all made from leather and produced in the United States using traditional artisanal processes.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 3 May 2026
  • Once, while moving his family overseas, the financial planner was able to pay for seven tickets and 49 suitcases on the same flight for over $7,000.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • As a source of inspiration and catharsis, writing about her own experiences has never been a problem for the singer-lyricist.
    Steve Appleford, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Elton's lyricist Bernie Taupin had rewritten the song, which was about Marilyn Monroe, with new lyrics about Princess Diana.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 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 7 May. 2026.

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