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Recent Examples of brass band
When bin Salman arrived at the South Portico of the White House—a far grander entrance than the West Wing driveway typically used by visiting heads of state—Trump arranged for six F-15 fighter jets to roar overhead as a Marine brass band played from the balcony.
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Brian Bennett, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
Wesley Hitt / Getty Images Somewhere, off in the distance, the faint sound of a brass band seems to be closing in.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Faithful to tradition, the festival’s 800 volunteers were feted with a walk-around the concert hall to the sound of a brass band, before guests were invited to the stage to officially open the festival by reading a sentence in unison – a joyous cacophony that drew complicit laughter from the crowd.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
Christie Jourdain is band leader and snare drummer for The Original Pinettes, the city’s first all-female brass band that formed in 1991.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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Brian Bennett, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
Wesley Hitt / Getty Images Somewhere, off in the distance, the faint sound of a brass band seems to be closing in.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Faithful to tradition, the festival’s 800 volunteers were feted with a walk-around the concert hall to the sound of a brass band, before guests were invited to the stage to officially open the festival by reading a sentence in unison – a joyous cacophony that drew complicit laughter from the crowd.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
Christie Jourdain is band leader and snare drummer for The Original Pinettes, the city’s first all-female brass band that formed in 1991.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass band
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Good to know: Features the Sanctuary Choir, chamber orchestra and a candlelight communion service. See the full event listing here.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Dec. 2025
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Enjoy a mix of classic and new songs featuring the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church choirs, worship band, and a chamber orchestra with San Diego Symphony members and guest soloists.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2025
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She’s made concert appearances at Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, on four PBS specials, and with over 200 symphony orchestras worldwide.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
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So far as anyone at Opera America and the League of American Orchestras could determine, this may have been the first time an American symphony orchestra, as opposed to an opera company, had presented the entire Ring as a cycle.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The All-Star Orchestra assembles principal players from orchestras in what organizers say is the largest Mozart festival in North America.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Dallas Symphony music director Fabio Luisi has committed our own orchestra to operas in concert at the Meyerson Symphony Center.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Brass band.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20band. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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