orchestra
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He built Bayreuth’s Festspielhaus with a concealed orchestra and darkened auditorium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Salonen offers a steady, familiar hand, although neither Harding nor Handler are strangers to this orchestra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The Symphony No. 3, from 1944, is mostly dark but also features what seems a game of catch between sections of a divided orchestra in the middle movement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Cattini toured with Cliff Richard and Roy Orbison, and performed on television with the Top Of the Pops orchestra.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Herrmann’s orchestra imitates a swing band’s jazzy rhythms and brassy sound.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
Along the way, it features both of her grandparents, the soul legend Al Green, four separate orchestras and more than 100 musicians.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Berlin Philharmonic’s reputation as a thoroughbred among orchestras is in no danger of faltering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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
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
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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