How to Use orchestra in a Sentence
orchestra
noun- He plays violin in the school orchestra.
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Still, the Symphonic was her first time doing so with an orchestra.
— Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2022 -
For a decade, orchestras and ensembles from the institute toured the world, playing to packed venues.
— Marc Smith, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024 -
The scores will be performed by a 60-piece orchestra and choir, led by music director and conductor Kim Kluge.
— Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024 -
The sun, a blazing marshmallow moments before, began to sink into oblivion in the west and the night creatures began their nightly orchestra.
— Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024 -
In the Trauermarsch, the symphony’s first movement, the magnitude of the full orchestra is palpable.
— Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2022 -
This bookstore supports your sports teams, the local orchestra and choral society, donates money to the local animal shelters and hires your teenagers to work at our store.
— American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024 -
An animated film with a live orchestra to introduce the instruments and orchestral music to children.
— The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2022 -
North Texas legend Paul Mejia’s version of the fantasy Christmas story with a live orchestra.
— Dallas News, 16 Nov. 2022 -
Even though an orchestra's traditional structure has remained mostly the same over the centuries, the music has expanded to include an ocean of influences.
— Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 18 Sep. 2024 -
The artists will be backed by a 70-piece orchestra and a house band.
— Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 16 Apr. 2023 -
The orchestra pit by the 64 by 41-foot stage can be raised and lowered.
— Robin Soslow, Chron, 16 Jan. 2023 -
For the last three years, Luke has been a member of our string orchestra.
— Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024 -
The rest of the stage, plus a covered orchestra pit, will become a dance floor.
— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2022 -
But tonight the squirrel is the soloist in the orchestra of suffering.
— Ellen Bass, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2022 -
Nestled in the shadow of the Alps is the land of bubbles, where Moscato plays the first chair in this orchestra.
— Johnny Noakes, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024 -
The evening will have a live orchestra led by Danny Elfman.
— Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023 -
Not only to hear that tiny mistake but then to bring the whole 70-piece orchestra to a halt in an instant.
— Fred Bronson, Billboard, 21 May 2024 -
Megan Hilty sings, backed by the power of an orchestra and 300-voice choir; Neil McDonough does the readings.
— Mike Hughes, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2022 -
Then Boston beckoned, with the chance to take the helm of one of the oldest and most prestigious orchestras in the United States.
— Tim Page, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024 -
And an American has been tabbed to lead a Finnish orchestra?
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Nov. 2022 -
After members were paid for their time playing in the group’s orchestra, the real cost of the workshop was just $250.
— Catherine Womack, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023 -
And some orchestras, like the New York Philharmonic, tune to 442 Hz.
— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2023 -
Watch guy who won a raffle get to conduct an orchestra.
— CNN, 9 Dec. 2022 -
These are among the last of his public performances with his orchestra.
— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2022 -
After a Mass offered by a priest in a simple white robe, an orchestra followed the coffin to a dirt plot.
— Julie Turkewitz Federico Rios, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023 -
Just like that, a storied orchestra was dead, and there would be no funeral.
— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 -
It’s one of the few small towns in southern Illinois to offer a children’s orchestra and ballet lessons.
— Molly Parker, ProPublica, 23 Nov. 2022 -
The orchestra conductor also holds the record for most wins in the classical field.
— Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2022 -
Backed by an orchestra, their voices boomed as the pair shared stratospheric notes.
— Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
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