orchestra
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The orchestra will have a part-time residence when the Colburn Center opens next fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The orchestra had been founded as an outlet to Hollywood studio musicians, and its first music director was the lively Mozartean, Neville Marriner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
It’s felt between the actors on stage and from the orchestra pit to the last row of balcony seats.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The pianos are always muted, the drums all sound like they're being played next door, and the orchestra is buried deep in the mix to foreground Abrams' voice.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
She would have a whole symphony orchestra and conduct all of her music herself.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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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
That funded America’s six top orchestras to each commission a major work that all six would play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The venue hosted jazz and vocal legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Al Cooper alongside band battles between the Chick Webb, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman orchestras.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 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
He studied music as a graduate student, performed professionally with orchestras and ensembles, composed music, and conducted.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Music - Introductory
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Theater - Introductory
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