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a usually large group of musicians playing together
plays oboe in the local symphony orchestra
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Recent Examples of symphony orchestra
During a weekend of anniversary programming in late September, which included a gala, a symphony orchestra concert and curatorial tours, nearly 10,000 people passed through the museum, a modernist building designed by the Finnish firm Lahdelma & Mahlamäki.
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Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Visitors may choose to attend one of the country's best rodeos and a daily cattle drive through the stockyard district, or one of the nearly 20 theaters with ballet, opera and symphony orchestra concerts.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 July 2024
Go to a ballet or local symphony orchestra performance.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 8 July 2024
Culture has always been integral to the spa experience, evident from the existence of one of the oldest symphony orchestras in Karlovy Vary, the unique Karlovy Vary Theatre building, and many other cultural investments.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
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Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Visitors may choose to attend one of the country's best rodeos and a daily cattle drive through the stockyard district, or one of the nearly 20 theaters with ballet, opera and symphony orchestra concerts.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 July 2024
Go to a ballet or local symphony orchestra performance.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 8 July 2024
Culture has always been integral to the spa experience, evident from the existence of one of the oldest symphony orchestras in Karlovy Vary, the unique Karlovy Vary Theatre building, and many other cultural investments.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony orchestra
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This is an orchestra composed of high-school students and professionals.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
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For most concerts that feature the organ, the organist plays the instrument backstage, heard but completely unseen by the audience, conductor and orchestra alike.George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
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The symphony wasn’t that good back then, there weren’t that many musicians around, and my family went to a small church.George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
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The symphony premièred two hundred years ago in Vienna, when Beethoven’s deafness, which began in his late twenties, had become severe.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 20 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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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 20 Jan. 2025.
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