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orchestra

[awr-kuh-struh] / ˈɔr kə strə /
NOUN
symphony
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Timo Kurkikangas’s sound design could use some tweaks—the spoken text was sometimes tinny or drowned out by the orchestra.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

The first, “The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit,” seemed to take zaniness to outlandish operatic extremes, which led to the orchestra commissioning the next three.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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

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




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