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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
Go to a ballet or local symphony orchestra performance.
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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
Just a few years ago, having a symphony orchestra accompany a film or a video was still a novelty.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024
At the same time, performers suspended in transparent foils above the main stage were shaking and moving around amid wails as the Karlovy Vary symphony orchestra provided a sinister soundtrack.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
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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
Just a few years ago, having a symphony orchestra accompany a film or a video was still a novelty.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024
At the same time, performers suspended in transparent foils above the main stage were shaking and moving around amid wails as the Karlovy Vary symphony orchestra provided a sinister soundtrack.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony orchestra
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In addition to their signature layered vocal stylings, the band worked with a 41-piece orchestra to put together a Christmas record that can only be described in terms as expansive as the sounds themselves: lush, rich, and abundant.Stephanie Kaloi and James Mercadante, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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This year, the St. John cathedral choirs and orchestra perform with the soprano Kathryn Lewek, the mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis, the tenor Paul Appleby, and the bass William Guanbo Su.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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One possession with about nine minutes remaining in the first half was pure symphony.Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the culinary world, that spirit reveals itself in simple ingredients turning into delicious symphonies inclusive to this Eastern European land, igniting the nation’s residents, the Polish diaspora, and those keen to discover new, authentic tastes to unite over the Alexandra Foods dining table.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 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 31 Dec. 2024.
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