the orchestra

noun

US
: a group of seats in a theater that are close to the stage

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The venerable Herbert Blomstedt, conductor and music director of the San Francisco Symphony from 1985-1995, is in his 98th year and still active as conductor laureate of the orchestra. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 May 2026 Such an opportunity arrived a decade later in Charlotte, in 2023, when he was named the orchestra’s 12th music director. Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026 Only the orchestra is somewhat smaller than usual. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 The season opens and closes with one of the orchestra’s five artistic partners, conductor Gábor Takács Nagy, whose programs celebrate folk traditions from both Hungary and the United States. Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the orchestra

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