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Recent Examples of violist
Davis is a professional violist whose estranged pastor father dies on the same day as his wedding to Everett, a white man from a wealthy family.
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Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Featured on the album are violinist and violist Macie Stewart, cellist Ben Whiteley, upright bassist Nick Macri, and woodwinds player Hunter Diamond.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Featured on the album are violinist and violist Macie Stewart, cellist Ben Whiteley, upright bassist Nick Macri, and woodwinds player Hunter Diamond.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violist
Noun
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There’s no orchestra, just one violinist, and most of the music is prerecorded — though the voices are, of course, very live and very big.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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The launch of Crescendo was celebrated on Tuesday morning at the Southbank Centre with a special performance from violinist and TikTok creator Esther Abrami (pictured above), who is on the panel of experts that will be selecting the inaugural cohort.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cherdack Sherman, a professional vocalist, pianist and guitarist, is a graduate of Miami Killian High School.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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In a 2014 Journal Sentinel interview, Wilson described himself as a different kind of pianist than Liberace, and not as technically skilled.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Race day registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Peninsula Symphony concert Peninsula Symphony opens its 77th season Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell’s Heritage Theatre with a program featuring flutist Demarre McGill and conducted by Lara Webber.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Lair’s dad was a flutist in the symphony.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chris Dreja, the co-founding rhythm guitarist and later bassist of the Yardbirds, has died, reports The New York Times.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
7 Oct. 2025
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Allegations about who this other woman could be have centered on a young guitarist who has performed with Urban, Maggie Baugh.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
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Almost like we, with our minds, were making the harpist’s fingers drag across the strings with more and more violence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson and harpist Mikaela Davis make guest appearances, alongside Miranda and bassist, Cameron Ralston, who joined the band following the departure of longtime bassist and backup vocalist Peter Hughes last year.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The show is underscored by a talking drum (played by percussionist Munir Zakee), story-forward movement, and a radical sense of play.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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Here, cocktails take center stage, along with a sushi counter that serves crudos, nigiri, maki and more, while DJs and percussionists provide musical accompaniment.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wofford is very likely the only pianist who played with both Fitzgerald and cutting-edge trombonist and electronic music innovator George Lewis, as well as with Sergio Mendes and Quincy Jones, James Moody and Harry Nilsson, Zoot Simms and John Klemmer.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Upon their retirements between the 2024/25 and 2025/26 season, harpist Turner and principal trombonist Jay Friedman will be the longest-serving CSO musicians in history, having both joined the orchestra in 1962.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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It was built in 1954 by mathematician and organist Leland Sprinkle, who spent years identifying which stalactites would produce the right notes.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Monday Summer Organ Festival: The 37th annual San Diego International Summer Organ Festival, running Mondays through Sept. 1, continues next week with Not-So-Silent Movie Night, featuring organist Russ Peck accompanying the films of Laurel and Hardy.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Violist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violist. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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