as in symphony
a usually large group of musicians playing together
the orchestra will be performing a selection of Beethoven pieces tomorrow night
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Haft recently engineered Snarky Puppy’s upcoming album, recorded live with the Metropole Orkest, a 56-piece orchestra in the Netherlands.
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Florencia Franceschetti, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
There was this orchestra playing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in schools.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
As music bubbled through the city’s wards, Black orchestras performed for Black audiences and tweaked classical tunes in early antecedents of jazz.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The German composer’s works are brought to life by his band and an orchestra at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena, the Al Wasl Plaza dome at Expo City Dubai and other venues.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2025
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Florencia Franceschetti, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
There was this orchestra playing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in schools.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
As music bubbled through the city’s wards, Black orchestras performed for Black audiences and tweaked classical tunes in early antecedents of jazz.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The German composer’s works are brought to life by his band and an orchestra at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena, the Al Wasl Plaza dome at Expo City Dubai and other venues.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestra. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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