orchestra
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Sandwiched between was a massive new work, “Invisible House,” co-commissioned by this orchestra and the conductor’s former one, composed by a not especially famous Canadian, Zosha Di Castri, a music professor at Columbia University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
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
Paul McCartney and Madonna made welcome returns, indie-rockers Kurt Vile and Phoebe Bridgers honed their sounds, jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant teamed up with an orchestra, and much, much more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Create an orchestra with half of the class playing and the other half responding.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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At the same time, he guest conducted orchestras in Europe and America with programs, while heavily weighed on the 20th century, that went back to Mozart and Haydn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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
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
When he is not conducting orchestras, Harding works as a pilot for Air France.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Auditions for major orchestras were sometimes held in the conductor’s dressing room, or in his hotel room if he was passing through town.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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