orchestra
noun
Examples of orchestra in a Sentence
Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
One of the most important things young conductors learn by doing is making relationships with orchestras.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
De Waart is an international music figure, having led such orchestras as Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Sante Fe Opera and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Fundraising leaders looked at endowment for peer orchestras, Phillips said, and saw Charlotte lagging behind.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
Tony Brown runs Heart of Los Angeles and its intergenerational orchestra program.
—Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
At the time of the March 22 attack, musicians from Picnic and a 65-piece orchestra set to accompany the rock band were in their respective dressing rooms and were promptly evacuated.
—Vladimir Kozlov, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
These receptors form the endocannabinoid system, which acts as conductor for an orchestra of neurotransmitters, turning up or down the volume on sleep, temperature, pain, hunger, learning, and memory.
—Julia Michie Bruckner, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
More generously, the move could be seen as a historic orchestra investing in its future (and attracting new audiences) by embracing young talent.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
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orchestra
noun
from Latin orchestra "the place in front of the stage where prominent persons sit," from Greek orchēstra "a semicircular area in front of the stage of a theater where the chorus dances," from orcheisthai "to dance"
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