flutist

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Recent Examples of flutist It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Jan. 2026 The 43-year-old professional flutist was convicted in 2021 on charges including conspiracy to seize power and sentenced to 11 years in prison. CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025 The long-running traditional Irish music band, led by flutist and whistle player Joanie Madden, brings its holiday show to Washington County. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025 Guests were wowed by a violinist, saxophonist, flutist, live band and belly dancers from Connect Entertainment. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flutist
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Noun
  • His mother was a talented violinist, and his father worked as the vice president of Canadian Steel, per The Guardian.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • After reporting the incident to hotel security and tour management, Joseph claimed he was let go before the next tour leg and replaced by another violinist.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Léa Seydoux gives a very committed, unaffected performance as Lucy, an experimental pianist who must deal with the dawning knowledge that her beloved husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) has a second life online as a pedophile pornographer.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • By the evening, everyone shifts outside to the stoop, where Harlem pianist Warner Meadows and special guests close the night with live music.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Cunningham, 17, is lead alto saxophonist for the school ensemble.
    Theresa Walker, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
  • Keith Lockhart’s Pops are pretty accustomed to disrupting dogma (see recent performances with jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis and Jerry Garcia keyboardist Melvin Seals).
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • In March of 1967, Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group and formed Traffic with Mason, Capaldi, and flautist Chris Wood.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In 1967, Winwood left Spencer Davis to form Traffic with Mason and Capaldi, adding flautist Chris Wood for good measure.
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 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
Noun
  • These guerrilla pop-ups launched the heartland quartet – singer Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty and drummer Chris Gaylor – into a world of TikToks and Instagram posts, simultaneously cultivating a fan base decades younger than the now-middle-aged rockers.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • Vanity Fair caught up with Gaga’s guitarist, Tim Stewart, who was with his kids, after the film.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • On The Mountain The duo Dyad — violinist Niv Ashkenazi and bassoonist Leah Kohn — performs their own arrangements of selections from Ernest Bloch, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolo Paganini, Irving Berlin, Bruce Babcock, Johann Sebastian Bach, Camille Saint-Saëns and George Gershwin.
    Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But guest violinist Nick Eanet’s instrument too often disappeared in combinations, especially with fairly bold projection from interim principal bassoonist George Sakakeeny.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 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

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“Flutist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutist. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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