as in orchestra
a usually large group of musicians playing together
plays oboe in the local symphony orchestra
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The city boasts a lively arts scene with museums, theaters, and a symphony orchestra.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
Listen to this article Lights, cameras, action and a full symphony orchestra.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024
The former Yankees center fielder and avid guitarist will make his debut performance with the famed symphony orchestra on April 24 at the Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, organizers announced Wednesday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
Van Zweden’s greatest ambition — to bring the Philharmonic, the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, to a new level of brilliance and virtuosity — was never fully realized.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 28 May 2024
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
Listen to this article Lights, cameras, action and a full symphony orchestra.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024
The former Yankees center fielder and avid guitarist will make his debut performance with the famed symphony orchestra on April 24 at the Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, organizers announced Wednesday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
Van Zweden’s greatest ambition — to bring the Philharmonic, the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, to a new level of brilliance and virtuosity — was never fully realized.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 28 May 2024
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No American orchestra of San Diego’s merit or promise under its rising star music director, Rafael Payare, had been stuck in so dismaying a venue as Symphony Towers.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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The music ranges from traditional jazz and orchestra to big-band riffs and pop-funk, with past performances by everyone from Herbie Hancock and Gregory Porter to Diana Krall and Melody Gardot.Lane Nieset, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Unlike the attendees at Trump rallies, with their one-note MAGA caps, the Harris crowd furnished a symphony of headgear, from the viral Harris-Walz camo hats to hijabs to a sapphire fascinator to pink knit caps emblazoned with the candidates’ names.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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My test vehicle’s interior was a design symphony, combining red stitching and accent trim with soft, textured black materials on the dash, doors and armrests.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024
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The philharmonic gave its first public performance after of a historic hiatus of more than 13 months caused by the coronavirus pandemic, playing at the Shed in Brookfield Place, about 2 miles from its under-renovation Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.Ronald Blum, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2021
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The director of the city’s philharmonic was killed and the local theater director briefly detained.Ian Lovett, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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