as in orchestra
a usually large group of musicians playing together
plays oboe in the local symphony orchestra
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Recent Examples of symphony orchestra
For the last two years, Brandon has performed the saxophone in our jazz ensembles while learning bassoon to perform in our wind ensemble and symphony orchestra.
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Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
She’s made concert appearances at Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, on four PBS specials, and with over 200 symphony orchestras worldwide.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
So far as anyone at Opera America and the League of American Orchestras could determine, this may have been the first time an American symphony orchestra, as opposed to an opera company, had presented the entire Ring as a cycle.
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Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
Connecticut’s first symphony orchestra, the New Haven Symphony Orchesta, wasn’t founded until 1894.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for symphony orchestra
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
She’s made concert appearances at Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, on four PBS specials, and with over 200 symphony orchestras worldwide.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
So far as anyone at Opera America and the League of American Orchestras could determine, this may have been the first time an American symphony orchestra, as opposed to an opera company, had presented the entire Ring as a cycle.
—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
Connecticut’s first symphony orchestra, the New Haven Symphony Orchesta, wasn’t founded until 1894.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for symphony orchestra
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony orchestra
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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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Must have taken a minimum one year of chorus, band or orchestra at school.
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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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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.
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It will be conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, who’s coming on as the philharmonic’s music and artistic director.
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But the orchestra couldn’t afford to continue playing there, and the philharmonic moved to cheaper accommodations at nearby First Baptist Church and ultimately the Scottish Rite Cathedral.
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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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