orchestra
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The Traitors theme is "one of the biggest pieces of music I've ever written", he says, recorded with a full orchestra and overdubbed with dozens of electronic elements to create a heightened, hyperreal atmosphere.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
With a roster of A-list session warriors, including drummers Matt Chamberlain and Jay Bellerose, their backing band and orchestra lend a grandeur to the LP that finally matched their aesthetic ambitions and gothic lore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
All concertos require rapport between orchestra and soloist, but this one, in D minor, seems to depend on it to an extraordinary degree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The orchestra is widely regarded as the world’s greatest, yet it struggled to measure up last week in its accomplished but often superficial performances that opened the venue’s season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Then again, she thinks of Olivia in middle-school orchestra, always first chair.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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The Berlin Philharmonic’s reputation as a thoroughbred among orchestras is in no danger of faltering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Following the success of the documentaries, Fenton created a show - The Blue Planet in Concert - which has been performed by leading orchestras in venues around the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
And when you’re talking about third places, it’s worth remembering we’ve systematically defunded after-school programs, orchestras, art programs, senior centers.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
At the same time, he guest conducted orchestras in Europe and America with programs, while heavily weighed on the 20th century, that went back to Mozart and Haydn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
This dress is black, because black is the best thing for such occasions: a simple, sober black dress, like those of the women who play cellos in symphony orchestras.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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Vocabulary lists containing orchestra
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Theater - Introductory
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