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
Film concerts: Performing movie music live An increasingly popular symphony orchestra concert is a movie screening accompanied by a live performance of the film's music—reeling in new audiences to the concert hall.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
Miss Manners congratulates you on having been invited to a splendid New Year’s Eve party — or perhaps on your new job as the conductor of a symphony orchestra.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Catch a show at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, a popular venue for tribute bands, symphony orchestras, comedy tours, musicals, and holiday concerts.
—AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
Hans Zimmer, the composer nominated for Best Original Score Motion Picture, often has his works performed by symphony orchestras.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2024
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David Morgan, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
Miss Manners congratulates you on having been invited to a splendid New Year’s Eve party — or perhaps on your new job as the conductor of a symphony orchestra.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Catch a show at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, a popular venue for tribute bands, symphony orchestras, comedy tours, musicals, and holiday concerts.
—AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
Hans Zimmer, the composer nominated for Best Original Score Motion Picture, often has his works performed by symphony orchestras.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony orchestra
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There was this orchestra playing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in schools.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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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
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Mix in a hauntingly beautiful world, a chaotic symphony of physics combos, and base customization - that's Cloudheim.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The dress, a symphony of pastel yellows and blues, featured an assemblage of French impressionist Degas’ infamous ballerinas.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
2 Feb. 2025
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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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An emotional high point was the film’s six-minute segment of Cooper at England’s Ely Cathedral conducting the finale of Mahler’s Second Symphony — a work Bernstein led 19 times at Lincoln Center from 1963-89, including his 1,000th performance with the philharmonic in 1971.—
Ronald Blum,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2024
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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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