orchestra
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The orchestra in its pit, with no risers, inhabited the hall.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Dudamel became a cultural icon in Los Angeles during his nearly two decades at the helm of the West Coast's premier orchestra.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
“It’s their endless, beautiful melodies. You could play them with a full orchestra, and it would still sound like something you would want to hear.”
From Salon • May 26, 2026
The novel arrangement of horns and strings, which Perren, Thomas Sellers and Don Peake scored, gave the orchestra a new, more engaged and sophisticated role on disco recordings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
"The orchestra would be incomplete without the viola. It is the soul of the orchestra. You may not always be able to discern its sound, but you always know when it is missing."
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Theater - Introductory
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