as in symphony
a usually large group of musicians playing together
the orchestra will be performing a selection of Beethoven pieces tomorrow night
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And the school thrived for a decade, sending orchestras and ensembles on tours around the world and playing to packed venues.
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Marc Smith, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Advertisement New life for old movie theaters (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
The San Diego Symphony finally has a concert hall worthy of the excellent orchestra and its exciting Venezuelan music director, Rafael Payare, thanks to the renovation of its century-old former movie palace.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Or spend a night among the Amazon’s grand orchestra of wildlife sounds at regenerative travel operator 700,000 Heures Impact’s observatory tower, above the Cordillera Escalera cloud forest near Tarapoto.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
The Wauwatosa East High School orchestra performed before the tree lighting.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
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