orchestra

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This Music May Contain Hope fuses old-school jazz with an orchestra, blues, big band and soul, reflecting what Raye told the BBC last year.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Conductor Robert Spano ably managed the intricate ensembles, the opera’s relentless drive, and an orchestra pit so small that some players had to perform amplified from a separate room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

A high school keyboard class came first, followed by a music theory class, and Cummins handled both like a conductor leading an orchestra, showering her students with “bravos.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Ruth Andreas-Friedrich, a non-Jewish journalist, formed a resistance group with her partner, an orchestra conductor named Leo Borchard, to protect Jews and help them escape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

From the opening notes played by the orchestra, it was as if they had been whisked to another world.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood