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Recent Examples of organist
Waiting in the greenroom was Robert Alan York, a veteran organist who studied classical repertory and improvisation in Paris and also possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the American songbook.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Anna von Hausswolff, Iconoclasts Some of the hardest rock and roll of the year came from … a pipe organist?
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Guesting on keyboards will be local boy Josh Kantor, who went to Brandeis with Victor and was a fan before finding fame as the Fenway Park organist.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The audience can sing Handel’s Messiah, including the Hallelujah Chorus, with the Chorale, directed by John Russell, and accompanied by organist Martin Green.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Anna von Hausswolff, Iconoclasts Some of the hardest rock and roll of the year came from … a pipe organist?
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Guesting on keyboards will be local boy Josh Kantor, who went to Brandeis with Victor and was a fan before finding fame as the Fenway Park organist.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The audience can sing Handel’s Messiah, including the Hallelujah Chorus, with the Chorale, directed by John Russell, and accompanied by organist Martin Green.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organist
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When Bill’s older brother Henry (Barry Ward) finds the pianist in numbed solitude in his dingy apartment, Bill has canceled all his upcoming gigs, saying Scotty cannot be replaced.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Lee will play instruments, while Lisa Kaplan, pianist and executive director of the Grammy-winning Eighth Blackbird, will puppeteer.—
Susana Hills,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The violinist Giovanni Andrea Zanon played a 300-year-old Stradivarius; a phalanx of models strutted around in classic suits in the colors of the Italian flag; the actress Sabrina Impacciatore paid tribute to the Olympics’ more recent past via an extended dance sequence set in the 1970s and ’80s.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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The opening night celebration in September features violinist Joshua Bell, after which Shelley will guide the season through a series of classic works, beginning with Mahler’s Second Symphony.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sach also does impressive work on the double bass, as does Boz Martin-Jones as drummer Paul Motian.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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In related news, drummer Josh Freese recently commented obliquely on his short stint as a Foo Fighter.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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Jay Jay French, and longtime lead guitarist Eddie Ojeda.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
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Among the guest artists in June will be pianist Anne Marie McDermott, guitarist Mak Grgic, cellist Robert DeMaine and violinist James Ehnes.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The block party kicked off with a set from Bay Area DJ Ethan Dreams, followed by a genre-bending collaboration between Bay Area harpist GEO and San Francisco native, DJ Salenie.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Three of the soloists are longtime symphony members — concertmaster Jeff Thayer, principal English horn player Andrea Overturf and harpist Julie Phillips, who this year celebrates her 20th anniversary with the symphony.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Peplowski and his trumpeter brother, Ted, frequently performed at weddings and dances throughout high school, and also played on several local TV and radio shows.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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The trumpeter, 47, has been a steady presence on the Chicago scene for decades.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Miles Messier fades into the background as the piano accompanist.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2026
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The album was credited to Chick and featured Carey as a vocal accompanist, not the lead singer.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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That extends to the roving, untethered movement of David Raedeker’s camera, capturing both the austere beauty and the overbuilt tackiness of the setting in bleachy, unrelenting sunlight, and to the film’s varied, agitated electro soundtrack from former A-Ha keyboardist Erik Ljunggren.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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By 1970, Funkadelic became full band, featuring Nelson, Hazel, drummer Tiki Fulwood, guitarist Tawl Ross, and keyboardist Mickey Atkins, who was later replaced by Bernie Worrell.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Organist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organist. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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