as in orchestras
a usually large group of musicians playing together
a performance of a Bach concerto by the San Antonio Symphony
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Recent Examples of symphonies
Now back in Cincinnati, LaVigne performs all over the world with symphonies, at special events and as a cruise headliner.
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
Certain themes, composers or trends often declare themselves when symphonies announce their seasons.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
The Hollywood Bowl 2026 season announced Wednesday includes the usual eclectic mix of symphonies and rock bands, jazz nights and film music.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Nor does opera, symphonies, orchestras.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Aside from symphonies by Brahms, Beethoven, Prokofiev and Wagner in the Classical Series, the Film + Live Orchestra Series will present tributes to music legends like Jimmy Buffett and Whitney Houston.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
february 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Along with Bach’s Art of Fugue, the Mozart Requiem, symphonies by Schubert, Mahler and Elgar, and Puccini’s Turandot and Berg’s Lulu, Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony is one of music history’s tantalizing torsos.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Fifty years ago, that meant Stevie Wonder embracing the synthesizer, a machine critics at the time called soulless, to compose symphonies from a keyboard.
—William Jones, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Primo left the seams showing on his best beats, deftly combining chunky sample chops and simple, swinging, heavy-bag drums into herky-jerky, screw-face symphonies.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
Certain themes, composers or trends often declare themselves when symphonies announce their seasons.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
The Hollywood Bowl 2026 season announced Wednesday includes the usual eclectic mix of symphonies and rock bands, jazz nights and film music.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Nor does opera, symphonies, orchestras.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Aside from symphonies by Brahms, Beethoven, Prokofiev and Wagner in the Classical Series, the Film + Live Orchestra Series will present tributes to music legends like Jimmy Buffett and Whitney Houston.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
february 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Along with Bach’s Art of Fugue, the Mozart Requiem, symphonies by Schubert, Mahler and Elgar, and Puccini’s Turandot and Berg’s Lulu, Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony is one of music history’s tantalizing torsos.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Fifty years ago, that meant Stevie Wonder embracing the synthesizer, a machine critics at the time called soulless, to compose symphonies from a keyboard.
—William Jones, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Primo left the seams showing on his best beats, deftly combining chunky sample chops and simple, swinging, heavy-bag drums into herky-jerky, screw-face symphonies.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphonies
orchestras
Noun
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As the spotlight artist, Taylor will be out in the community and also expects to be working with the CSO’s youth orchestras.—
Adam Bell
February 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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Michael Gerdes, director of orchestras at San Diego State University, leads the lectures.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Symphonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphonies. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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