flautist

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Recent Examples of flautist The musician, who rose to fame on the arm of quick-witted bars, released back-to-back flute albums in 2023, surprising fans and critics alike who were impressed by his skills as a flautist. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 7 May 2025 Created by the Chinese artistic director Guo Wenjing, composer Liu Hao, bamboo flautist Tang Junqiao, and pianist Tim Zhang, the classical Chinese tunes triggers a sense of pastoral tranquility. Denni Hu, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025 Colorful wall paintings with a variety of scenes, including men and women dancing alongside a flautist, a woman next to two men, and a metal workshop were found in tomb number 6438. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 13 Feb. 2025 Performing with the flautist and Outkast member at the concerts are: Carlos Niño, Nate Mercereau, Surya Botofasina, and Deantoni Parks. Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 25 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for flautist
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Noun
  • The group consists of violinist Yale Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz, tenor saxophonist and flutist Tripp Sprague, guitarist Fred Benedetti and contrabassist Luke Little.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Japanese percussionist and bamboo flutist Kaoru Watanabe and Sicilian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi contribute to the polyrhythmic grooves and spacious, reflective passages.
    Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Music director Bowling, who doubles as pianist and conductor from the center of the stage, the eight other musicians and 20-plus actors arrayed around her, half-jokes how much her hands hurt from rehearsing the stride style that evolved from ragtime.
    Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Pidgeon is great, but watching her perform is like watching a pianist who could pull off Chopin be forced to practice scales.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The performance of the Rózsa just missed the 70th anniversary of its world premiere, the DSO then led by Walter Hendl, with the most famous violinist of the day, Jascha Heifetz.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • From the stage of Amsterdam's historic concert hall, violinist Hyunjin Cho and cellist Efstratia Chaloulakou look out over row after row of young faces illuminated by the glow of laptop screens.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Grammy‑winning saxophonist previews his Detroit Jazz Festival artist‑in‑residence year with a March 25 performance at Wayne State.
    Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Featuring Cohen, saxophonist Tivon Pennicott and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His energetic playing as a concert percussionist is contagious amongst his peers and his talents are reliable.
    Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Indian percussionist Sandeep Das is an original member of Silkroad, while Canadian Armenian cellist Karen Ouzounian and American bassist Shawn Conley also joined under Ma.
    Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Performers include clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinists Leila Josefowicz and Geneva Lewis, and the Colburn Orchestra, making its Ojai Music Festival debut.
    Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman hired Peplowski to play tenor saxophone in his new outfit in 1984 after coming out of retirement.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Tammearu also began playing with her guitarist, Elijah Herchert, and roommate and bassist, Mo Todd.
    Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Such is life for Creed Bratton, who was a lead guitarist and singer for the hitmaking Grass Roots during the ‘60s.
    Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Principal oboist Jennifer Corning Lucio and principal cellist Allan Steele found a happy medium in between, Steele dispatching flashy writing with particularly impressive aplomb.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026

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“Flautist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flautist. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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