SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Synonyms: 23 Similar Words

symphony orchestra

noun

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 Classical music offers a wide range of old and new this week, with a look back by Lara Downes at UC Berkeley and two symphony orchestras covering programs with impressive stylistic spans. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 The superstar conductor led the LA Phil, as it’s commonly called, in a 2025 Coachella appearance, the first by a major symphony orchestra. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Tosca Bass Clarinet This symphony orchestra instrument, valued at $17,500, sold for $7,500. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 Apr. 2026 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. — Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for symphony orchestra

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Noun

Later this year, the band plans to tour with a symphonic orchestra program.

— Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The cast had an offsite orchestra playing in their ears and listeners with headphones were the only ones even aware that a performance was going on; everyone else barely noticed a few people in street clothes singing to themselves.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026

Definition of orchestra

Noun

Newspapers are run by them, public school art and music programs rely on them, as do museums, symphonies, ballets and operas.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Xi Jinping’s description of AI development as a symphony, rather than a solo performance, sounds suspiciously like soft-power language, recasting Beijing as the inclusive convenor of countries that Western institutions have often neglected.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of symphony

Noun

It will be conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, who’s coming on as the philharmonic’s music and artistic director.

— Stacey Vanek Smith, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
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.

— Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 17 Feb. 2026

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