orchestra
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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
The work—for orchestra, chorus, children’s chorus and prerecorded tape—was commissioned by the Philharmonic to commemorate the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, with the inaugural performances led by Lorin Maazel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Those words provided the chorus with its purpose, but the composer still had to determine what to do with the orchestra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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
Bernard Herrmann and his orchestra experimented with various songs to play between newsflashes.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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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
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
Like Dudamel, who began conducting student orchestras in Venezuela in his early teens, Harding was already making waves at a young age.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Daniel Harding, a British conductor with a storied career leading Europe's top orchestras, will take the helm of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the institution announced Tuesday.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
We practiced the splits, and bending backward, the high-stepping strut, and I saw myself a sequined princess leading orchestras across a football field, the idol of cheering fans.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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