arranger

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Recent Examples of arranger Several small group performances in the past couple of years worth of our concerts are directly attributable to his skills as an arranger, band leader, and performer. Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 Introduced by legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon, the performance featured a sweeping string arrangement originally conducted by Grammy-winning arranger Jules Buckley. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026 The songs in the special were instead sung by Gary Chase, who also served as score mixer, arranger, orchestrator and musician on the project. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025 The pianist, composer and arranger — who served as the orchestra's longtime musical director — spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025 Motown Museum Chairwoman Robin Terry and musical arranger Paul Riser were also in attendance. Brian McCollum, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 But from the opening moments, set in the cozy cabinet of curiosities shop — cue orchestrator/arranger Matt Brind’s mysterious and twinkling Danny Elfman-esque underscoring — there’s real precision to Luke Sheppard’s production. David Benedict, Variety, 30 Nov. 2025 One of Carter’s earliest champions was tenor saxophonist, composer and arranger Benny Golson, who died last year at 95. Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025 The AfDB’s contribution, when approved by its board, follows the bank’s designation as the lead arranger to raise nearly $8 billion for Bishoftu International Airport, which will be located 45 km outside the capital Addis Ababa. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arranger
Noun
  • Some are calling for its orchestrator to be removed from his leadership role in the local Republican Party.
    Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
  • He is perhaps best known for his instrumental work with singers Michael Bublé and Gretchen Parlato, and as an orchestrator for San Diego singer-songwriter Jason Mraz.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Alyssa Leiva, a community organizer with Stockton Stands, spearheaded a petition to remove Cesar Chavez from all public facilities in Stockton.
    Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • At that event, the State Patrol estimated that 25,000 people had attended — significantly lower than the organizer’s guess at crowd size.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Los Angeles Lakers 139-96 on Thursday night in a game in which NBA leading scorer Luka Doncic left due to injury.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The 24-year-old was the Flyers' leading goal scorer at the time of his injury, with 10 in 21 games.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nicasio was one of the lead designers who helped create three of the follies, which were commissioned by the City of Davis.
    Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The project was led by Sebastian Wernli, an industrial designer and research associate at the university.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Browne also collaborated for many years with the late Minnesota composer Stephen Paulus.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Segerstrom Center for the Arts is celebrating its 40th anniversary by expanding its Hispanic and Latino arts and culture programming and naming Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and band leader Arturo O’Farrill as its first-ever artist in residence.
    Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • City planner Karen Bucey said at the hearing officer meeting that in August, the city received and investigated a complaint of unpermitted activity onsite.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Those looking to travel by bus can also check SEPTA's online trip planner.
    Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This new musical by playwright/lyricist Ali Viterbi and composer/lyricist Toby Singer tells the true stories of two Hungarian Jews in Budapest during World War II.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Hawke started as a lyricist and was initially afraid to get into the music side of songwriting, in part because she was intimidated by the extraordinary musicians around her.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Thomas Jefferson, the great hero of the Declaration of Independence, is shown as hypocritical, cowardly, manipulative, a schemer of every kind.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The standout is Jack Davenport, playing Soames’ father James as a shameless schemer, bent on frustrating his brother’s side of the family by any means necessary.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026

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“Arranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arranger. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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