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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
Conducting an orchestra Imagine a large language model ensemble as an orchestra where each musician – an individual large language model – comes in at certain times based on the cues received from the conductor.
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Ricky J. Sethi,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
Being an official performer in an orchestra is valuable for musicians, Suwandi said.
During the nuptials, a full brass band consisting of 12 horn musicians played during the recessional and led all guests into the cocktail hour.
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Emily Strohm,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
Beyond the suite, the night will include an eclectic mix of jazz genres — more holiday tunes and selections from Ella Fitzgerald songbook (this is where Zuraitis comes in), plus New Orleans brass band classics.
Enjoy a mix of classic and new songs featuring the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church choirs, worship band, and a chamber orchestra with San Diego Symphony members and guest soloists.
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Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2025
The event will have approximately 80 singers along with a chamber orchestra, soloists, and narrators.
Those who can’t make it to Clarksdale can check out Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues tour, a multimedia concert that merges the music of the Delta blues with symphony orchestras around the country.
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USA Today,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
As a violinist, Cristi spent several years as a member of the Miami and Houston symphony orchestras and seems to have a special affinity for those musicians seated in front of him.