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Recent Examples of accompanist
The series is organized by McDaniel, a veteran Broadway music director and accompanist who also oversees the Cabaret & Performance conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Dec. 2024
The crowd roared with every pitch and kept their water bottles to themselves, a worthy accompanist to a team flirting with greatness.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The arrangements are stripped-down, but their furious energy remains intact as Mr. Hough all but assaults his piano keys, often dragged back from the emotional edge (or a spiraling monologue) by his accompanist on bass, Sue Goldberg.
—Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
In Lasker-Wallfisch’s recollection, the accompanist conjured an uncanny shimmering sound at the beginning.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Dec. 2024
The crowd roared with every pitch and kept their water bottles to themselves, a worthy accompanist to a team flirting with greatness.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The arrangements are stripped-down, but their furious energy remains intact as Mr. Hough all but assaults his piano keys, often dragged back from the emotional edge (or a spiraling monologue) by his accompanist on bass, Sue Goldberg.
—Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
In Lasker-Wallfisch’s recollection, the accompanist conjured an uncanny shimmering sound at the beginning.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanist
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As a soloist, Byrne’s chart history dates to March of 1981, when his collaborative album with Brian Eno, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, debuted on the overall all-genre Billboard 200.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
18 Sep. 2025
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While Chaeyeon remained an active face in the K-entertainment scene on music and variety shows post-IZ*ONE, the star made her debut as a soloist in late 2022 with the EP, Hush Rush.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The teacher, recitalist, and accompanist won first place in the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation’s 2009 classical piano competition.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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It was built in 1954 by mathematician and organist Leland Sprinkle, who spent years identifying which stalactites would produce the right notes.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Monday Summer Organ Festival: The 37th annual San Diego International Summer Organ Festival, running Mondays through Sept. 1, continues next week with Not-So-Silent Movie Night, featuring organist Russ Peck accompanying the films of Laurel and Hardy.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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The former artistic director of the organization's jazz programming, composer and pianist Jason Moran, departed in July after joining the Kennedy Center in 2011.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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The pianist’s choice of instrument also matters.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Scattered across other programs are such surefire wonders as the Russian ballerina Olga Smirnova, and the gliding virtuoso Lil Buck interpreting a gospel hymn with the bass-baritone Davoné Tines.—B.S. (City Center; Sept. 16-27.) Pick Three Rachel Syme on movies with a sense of style.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
12 Sep. 2025
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MetLiveArts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s performing arts series, will kick off its 2025-2026 season tomorrow night with a program featuring pipa virtuoso Wu Man.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Depending on your passions, Cookson can also bring aboard a dive maestro with full kit, specialist naturalist guides, yoga instructors or professional photographers to discreetly capture the voyage in cinematic detail.—
Rachel Ingram,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hedges became a punchline at the plate, but a maestro behind it.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her unique position as a contemporary violinist also sets her apart in an industry landscape often dominated by vocalists, rappers, and producers.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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Daring composer Jlin also collaborates with violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain and percussive dancer Leonardo Sandoval.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Windy City Ramblers — led by the bouncy trumpeter Mario Abney and, sometimes, his two pint-size kids — would then process into Pritzker Pavilion.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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While playing theatres across the country, Carson had worked with a young trumpeter named Doc Severinsen, who had been hired as an NBC studio musician at twenty-two and played lead in Henderson’s orchestra when Allen’s show first aired.—
Chris Almeida,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025
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