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orchestra

[awr-kuh-struh] / ˈɔr kə strə /
NOUN
symphony
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Sandwiched between was a massive new work, “Invisible House,” co-commissioned by this orchestra and the conductor’s former one, composed by a not especially famous Canadian, Zosha Di Castri, a music professor at Columbia University.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

He closed out his performance in a black T-shirt with gold sequined sleeves and a red pair of tartan trews, while a traditionally-dressed bagpiper accompanied the orchestra.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

He also donated to a middle school orchestra and paid to replace the doors of a church.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Throughout the show, vintage video clips and moments from his early career played across a massive LED screen, while an orchestra and a few guitarists accompanied him on stage.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Shouts and grunts and the sounds of machines, and oddly, an orchestra playing somewhere inside.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Gospel choirs, country musicians, jazz ensembles, mariachi groups, Indigenous performers, military bands and local community orchestras share stages throughout the city.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

That is what Boston and the other orchestras did.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

For Daniel-Hoste, a classically trained pipe organist who plays in regional orchestras and teaches piano on the side, his expenditures hardly seemed exorbitant.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

When he is not conducting orchestras, Harding works as a pilot for Air France.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

And as these new rules were put in place around the country, an extraordinary thing happened: orchestras began to hire women.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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