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
  • As darkness falls, audiences will witness a live violinist and a stunning canvas of light as memorable moments from the films are reimagined through breathtaking aerial displays set to the iconic soundtrack and dialogue from the films.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • Frequent collaborators, the acclaimed violinist and pianist perform works by Schubert, Grieg, Ives, Ysaÿe and Ravel in their first joint appearance at Disney Hall since 2010.
    Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Music was how my mother—an opera singer, pianist, and educator—taught me to engage with the world.
    Hillary Richard, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
  • One scene sees Sheku perform Mendelssohn’s Song Without Words as a duet with his pianist sister Isata Kanneh-Mason.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • He is named after the jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis, after all.
    Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Benitez joins the Kev Choice Ensemble at Yoshi’s on June 26 as part of a powerhouse horn section with 19-year-old Oakland tenor saxophonist Ayo Brame, who’s sold out a series of his own shows at the Jack London Square club.
    Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • O’Brien works again with some familiar faces (Selway, Earth alum Dave Okumu), but also revamps his supporting cast to include Adele/Paul McCartney producer Paul Epworth, jazz flautist Shabaka Hutchings, and, most crucially, Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.
    Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 28 May 2026
  • Though a genre-fluid affair, the Blue Note fest also features some of the most adventurous pacesetters in modern jazz, among them the flautist Shabaka, the London septet Kokoroko, the trumpeter Chief Adjuah, and the harpist Brandee Younger.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 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
  • The Live Through This rollout was paused until late August, when Love, guitarist Eric Erlandson, drummer Patty Schemel, and replacement bassist Melissa Auf der Maur appeared at 1994’s Reading Festival.
    Quinn Moreland, Pitchfork, 14 June 2026
  • Nivola was attached as Lee’s longtime guitarist and collaborator.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 June 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
  • Rollins and his two older siblings were all introduced to music early by their father, who was a clarinetist.
    Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • 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

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