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a usually large group of musicians playing together
plays oboe in the local symphony orchestra
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Recent Examples of symphony orchestra
The idea of a hip-hop/classical music fusion harks back to another melding in the ‘60s and ‘70s when groups like the Moody Blues, Procol Harum, ELO and Deep Purple all recorded rock albums with symphony orchestras.
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Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
The al fresco events span a wide range of genres, from patriotic brass bands and symphony orchestras to pop stars and tribute concerts.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
The possibilities of sound combinations with the acoustic instruments of a symphony orchestra, a jazz band or a chamber ensemble have not yet been exhausted.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 26 June 2025
Ben Folds Orchestral Tour 2025 hits Cincinnati next month
The Ben Folds Orchestral Tour combines Folds' piano skills with pops and symphony orchestras across the country.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2025
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Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
The al fresco events span a wide range of genres, from patriotic brass bands and symphony orchestras to pop stars and tribute concerts.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
The possibilities of sound combinations with the acoustic instruments of a symphony orchestra, a jazz band or a chamber ensemble have not yet been exhausted.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 26 June 2025
Ben Folds Orchestral Tour 2025 hits Cincinnati next month
The Ben Folds Orchestral Tour combines Folds' piano skills with pops and symphony orchestras across the country.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony orchestra
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Pharrell leads a performance featuring Voices of Fire and a 25-person live orchestra comprised of University of Miami students from the infield grass of an MLB ballpark.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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Created by Freeman and Eric Meier, the evening event will celebrate the roots of blues music married with an orchestra.—
Melonee Hurt,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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Weeping delights in the exalted, the sublime, the magnificent — a symphony, a vista, megafauna, even a brilliant dissertation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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Our food choices are guided by environmental and social cues — integrated with an internal symphony of hormonal and neural signals — an orchestra all conducted by the brain.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Gabe is an active member of the symphonic band, Green Hill philharmonic winds, the Green Hill brass quintet and the Spirit of Green Hill Marching Band, leading by example through hard work and dedication.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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Back in New York their evenings were spent at the ballet, the philharmonic, the opera.—
Irina Aleksander,
Vogue,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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