CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Synonyms: 23 Similar Words

chamber orchestra

noun

Definition of chamber orchestra

as in symphony orchestra

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Recent Examples of chamber orchestra Thile, guitarist Blake Mills, drummer Matt Chamberlain and a 17-piece chamber orchestra from the University of Southern California. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 Vail’s artistic director through the end of 2026, celebrates her tenure with two Beethoven-positive concerts on June 25 and 27, appearing with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026 Its compositions include dense forests of baritone guitar and an opulent 25-person chamber orchestra. — Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025 Under the baton of Conductor Laureate Christopher Warren-Green, the Charlotte Symphony will be joined by Sphinx Virtuosi, the chamber orchestra of the Sphinx Organization, a national non-profit organization based in Detroit. — Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chamber orchestra

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Noun

The symphony orchestra takes its name from the Greek symphonía, meaning sounding in agreement, and orkhēstra which implies a public stage for dance or, in ancient Rome, where senators and other big shots sat.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The fall season is underway for most of the state’s symphony orchestras.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of symphony orchestra

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The evening highlighted the achievements of its students, opening the event with SCM student ensemble the SCM All Stars and an SCM brass band known as the Hollywood Highsteppers.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Friday night opens with the Ed Wagner Brass Band, an authentic German-style brass band.

— Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of brass band

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That included a performance by Stegreif, an improvising orchestra that functions as a kind of German Wild Up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The variety, the talent, the surprises … all of it demonstrates how vital and invigorating orchestras, chamber groups and classical composers can be.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

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