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orchestras

noun

plural of orchestra

as in symphonies

a usually large group of musicians playing together the orchestra will be performing a selection of Beethoven pieces tomorrow night

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Recent Examples of orchestras By the end of the 1920s, major theater chains were dispensing with the organists and pit orchestras that had accompanied silent films. — David Woodard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Yoto invests millions of dollars a year in original content, using human translators and live orchestras – sometimes as many as four at once – original scores and full cast recordings. — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The cello is an instrument most often associated with concert halls, orchestras and chamber music. — Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 Play a game of golf on a course laid out on the valley floor, visit a concert hall that brings full orchestras into the mountains, or indulge in mountain dining that has quietly earned its Michelin stars. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 Davis also performs as a concert artist with leading orchestras and symphonies including the BBC Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall, La Scala in Milan and Taipei Arena in Taiwan. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026 This will mark the first time the two orchestras will perform together. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 19 July 2026 That funded America’s six top orchestras to each commission a major work that all six would play. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 All other orchestras have announced theirs by now because planning is always about18 months ahead of performances. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 June 2026

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The new project on my hard drive focuses not on songs or symphonies but on cruelty, injustice, dishonesty, and the politics of everyday language.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
In his first years, Dudamel explored standard symphonic repertory with immersions into the symphonies and worlds of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Dvorak and Ives, often in context with new music.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

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