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Recent Examples of brass band
On Sunday, beginning at noon, there will be more cookoffs, and brass band music.
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Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
The pop auteur emerged shortly after, leading a funeral procession–style parade of dancers and an eight-piece brass band performing somber, New Orleans–style jazz renditions of songs from her 2025 album Mayhem.
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Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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.
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George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
The pop auteur emerged shortly after, leading a funeral procession–style parade of dancers and an eight-piece brass band performing somber, New Orleans–style jazz renditions of songs from her 2025 album Mayhem.
—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
The two leaders chatted during an opening ceremony that featured a brass band, marching military units and cheering children waving American and Chinese flags.
—
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
See All Example Sentences for brass band
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.
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The production will be directed by Kevin Newbury, and Bruce Stasyna will conduct a 17-piece chamber orchestra.
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.
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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.
Noun
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No orchestra has brought back its commission over the last half century, and only Chicago and New York recorded their commissions.
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In an orchestra, every musician is talented, and every instrument has its purpose.
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“Brass band.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20band. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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