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
Many more are members of large, first-rate symphony orchestras around the globe.
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Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
There has been a surge of interest in women composers by symphony orchestras around the country in recent years, including in Connecticut.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2025
Then, David Pogue learns about symphony orchestra concerts where a film coincides with a live performance of the music found in the movie.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025
Violins that are hundreds of years old still have seats in the top symphony orchestras around the world.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
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Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
There has been a surge of interest in women composers by symphony orchestras around the country in recent years, including in Connecticut.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2025
Then, David Pogue learns about symphony orchestra concerts where a film coincides with a live performance of the music found in the movie.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025
Violins that are hundreds of years old still have seats in the top symphony orchestras around the world.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony orchestra
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How Mark Morris showed the way April 15, 2025 The top orchestras in Berlin, Vienna, New York, Munich and elsewhere play popular concerts in parks, often awaking new audiences to their wares.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Watch Desplat conduct the Jurassic World Rebirth orchestra in EW's exclusive preview video at the top of this post before the film releases July 2 in theaters.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, a lot of those concerts mark the end of those symphonies’ 2024-25 season, and a few of them all happen on the same night.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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Their impact was like hearing a symphony and then suddenly being able to see and play the instruments, Chesler said.—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 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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The philharmonic then contracted with Tracey Levy of Levy Employment Law to conduct an independent second investigation.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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