SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS Synonyms: 23 Similar Words

symphony orchestras

noun

plural of symphony orchestra

as in symphonies

a usually large group of musicians playing together plays oboe in the local symphony orchestra

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Recent Examples of symphony orchestras Fans can expect performances spanning symphony orchestras, ballet, jazz, opera and theater as well as events with libraries, bookstores, coffee shops, yogurt/ice cream shops and more. — Maria Sherman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Many of the faculty performers are members of major symphony orchestras. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 Classical music offers a wide range of old and new this week, with a look back by Lara Downes at UC Berkeley and two symphony orchestras covering programs with impressive stylistic spans. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 She’s made concert appearances at Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, on four PBS specials, and with over 200 symphony orchestras worldwide. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026 Today, he's based in New York and his work is performed by jazz and classical musicians alike, including Randy Brecker, Antonio Sanchez and Daniel Gauthier, as well as symphony orchestras. — Leila Fadel, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026 Those who can’t make it to Clarksdale can check out Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues tour, a multimedia concert that merges the music of the Delta blues with symphony orchestras around the country. — USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 As a violinist, Cristi spent several years as a member of the Miami and Houston symphony orchestras and seems to have a special affinity for those musicians seated in front of him. — David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025

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Noun

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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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

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