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Recent Examples of brass band
On March 22, spectators gathered in Arlington, Texas, for performances by military brass bands and choirs.
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Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
In Providence, Rhode Island, a crowd estimated at 6,000 met at Hope High School at noon and then marched down Thayer Street and Angell Street to Burnside Park, joined by brass bands.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Parades of schoolchildren march through downtown districts, brass bands fill the air with music, and locals don ornate national dress to celebrate the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in 1814.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The bridal party made a grand entrance into the park by automobile with a police escort and accompanied by two brass bands.
—Jeremy Drouin, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
In Providence, Rhode Island, a crowd estimated at 6,000 met at Hope High School at noon and then marched down Thayer Street and Angell Street to Burnside Park, joined by brass bands.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Parades of schoolchildren march through downtown districts, brass bands fill the air with music, and locals don ornate national dress to celebrate the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in 1814.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The bridal party made a grand entrance into the park by automobile with a police escort and accompanied by two brass bands.
—Jeremy Drouin, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass band
Noun
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The 70-voice chorale will be accompanied by an organist and a chamber orchestra.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The piece for chamber orchestra and electronic sounds appears on Miranda’s upcoming new album, also called Qubism.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes,
4 Oct. 2024
Noun
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For the festival the trio, featuring double bass, drums and piano, will be enhanced by a symphony orchestra that will perform contemporary jazz and world music compositions, orchestrated traditional Hebrew-Ladino songs, as well as classical works.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Ben Folds Orchestral Tour 2025 hits Cincinnati next month The Ben Folds Orchestral Tour combines Folds' piano skills with pops and symphony orchestras across the country.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Mar. 2025
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Board member Josh Gertz, concerned about costs, wondered if the band and orchestra could perhaps share the same room but was told that was not realistic.—
Bob Skolnik,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Folds will also be touring solo and accompanied by orchestras across the U.S., with more information available here.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
4 July 2025
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“Brass band.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20band. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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