as in orchestra
a usually large group of musicians playing together
plays oboe in the local symphony orchestra
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Recent Examples of symphony orchestra
The idea of a hip-hop/classical music fusion harks back to another melding in the ‘60s and ‘70s when groups like the Moody Blues, Procol Harum, ELO and Deep Purple all recorded rock albums with symphony orchestras.
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Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
The al fresco events span a wide range of genres, from patriotic brass bands and symphony orchestras to pop stars and tribute concerts.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
The possibilities of sound combinations with the acoustic instruments of a symphony orchestra, a jazz band or a chamber ensemble have not yet been exhausted.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 26 June 2025
Ben Folds Orchestral Tour 2025 hits Cincinnati next month
The Ben Folds Orchestral Tour combines Folds' piano skills with pops and symphony orchestras across the country.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2025
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Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
The al fresco events span a wide range of genres, from patriotic brass bands and symphony orchestras to pop stars and tribute concerts.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
The possibilities of sound combinations with the acoustic instruments of a symphony orchestra, a jazz band or a chamber ensemble have not yet been exhausted.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 26 June 2025
Ben Folds Orchestral Tour 2025 hits Cincinnati next month
The Ben Folds Orchestral Tour combines Folds' piano skills with pops and symphony orchestras across the country.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony orchestra
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Szymon Laks, conductor of one of several male orchestras at Auschwitz-Birkenau, vehemently refuted the notion that music was helpful to anyone in the camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wayans also remembers how Tipping would mime a conductor directing an orchestra on set, signaling his star to go off leash for the next take.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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Lair’s dad was a flutist in the symphony.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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The program traces a path from Zehetmair’s contemporary turbulence back through the romantic reconciliation of Johannes Brahms’ last orchestral work to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final symphony.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Back in New York their evenings were spent at the ballet, the philharmonic, the opera.—
Irina Aleksander,
Vogue,
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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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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