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Recent Examples of brass band
The two leaders chatted during an opening ceremony that featured a brass band, marching military units and cheering children waving American and Chinese flags.
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 May 2026
In front of the screen, Svetlana Spajić performed live, as a brass band procession moved through the space.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The free neighborhood tour runs April 25 to May 17, with six performances in parks across Mid-City and South Bay featuring professional circus artists, live brass band and young performers.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Only in New Orleans would a brass band, a police escort, and a Monsignor show up to bless a group of turtles named after sauces.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 May 2026
In front of the screen, Svetlana Spajić performed live, as a brass band procession moved through the space.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The free neighborhood tour runs April 25 to May 17, with six performances in parks across Mid-City and South Bay featuring professional circus artists, live brass band and young performers.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Only in New Orleans would a brass band, a police escort, and a Monsignor show up to bless a group of turtles named after sauces.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass band
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For example, the orchestra performs Iain Farrington’s transformation of Claude Debussy’s Cello Sonata — originally a cello and piano piece — into a work for chamber orchestra.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
22 May 2026
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The production will be directed by Kevin Newbury, and Bruce Stasyna will conduct a 17-piece chamber orchestra.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On Saturday there were nearly 400 student instrumentalists and vocalists one time or another on stage at Disney, members of a large symphony orchestra, a concert orchestra, a big band, a mariachi ensemble and the Titan Banda Oaxaquena.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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In fact, there were long stretches Monday night when the audience resembled one politely taking in a symphony orchestra more than one attending a summer amphitheater concert headlined by a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
Noun
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But the effort to get his orchestra on its feet was not an idle gesture.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Orchestra, the first professional orchestra in Europe to be made up of majority Black and ethnic minority musicians.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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“Brass band.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20band. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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