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Recent Examples of sinfoniettaAnd much of the balance between his group and the sinfonietta was yet to be hashed out.—
Seth Colter Walls,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2022
What’s beyond dispute is that it has been meticulously designed to harness sound frequencies and equipped with an orchestra of instruments, from singing bowls to a crystal harp, that have been custom-made for tonal coherence.
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Susan D'Arcy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 June 2026
Must have taken a minimum one year of chorus, band or orchestra at school.
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Des Moines Register,
Des Moines Register,
20 June 2026
Symphony leadership says that the Kauffman Center will remain the orchestra’s home, but the new music venue would open up a funding source that would help sustain the symphony into the future.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Slaloming through the gears is a symphony for the senses, especially when the windows are down and the titanium exhaust notes are echoing off the canyon walls.
For example, the orchestra performs Iain Farrington’s transformation of Claude Debussy’s Cello Sonata — originally a cello and piano piece — into a work for chamber orchestra.
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Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
22 May 2026
The production will be directed by Kevin Newbury, and Bruce Stasyna will conduct a 17-piece chamber orchestra.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
On Saturday there were nearly 400 student instrumentalists and vocalists one time or another on stage at Disney, members of a large symphony orchestra, a concert orchestra, a big band, a mariachi ensemble and the Titan Banda Oaxaquena.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
In fact, there were long stretches Monday night when the audience resembled one politely taking in a symphony orchestra more than one attending a summer amphitheater concert headlined by a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.