symphony orchestra
noun
: a large orchestra of winds, strings, and percussion that plays symphonic works
Examples of symphony orchestra in a Sentence
She's a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
plays oboe in the local symphony orchestra
Recent Examples on the Web
Van Zweden’s greatest ambition — to bring the Philharmonic, the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, to a new level of brilliance and virtuosity — was never fully realized.
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Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Kael shared that Francis Ford Coppola traveled to the country to record part of the score for Megalopolis (the country boasts eight symphony orchestras), while Lanthimos processed his 35mm celluloid locally at the Hungarian Film Lab/Magyar Film Labor in Budapest.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Filming in Hungary offers everything from a massive amount of production space and a 20-year strong tax rebate to eight symphony orchestras and thermal baths.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
About the Charlotte Symphony The orchestra was founded in 1932 and is the oldest operating symphony orchestra in the Carolinas.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
With costs spiraling and revenues pretty static, the viability of the big opera company and the large symphony orchestra continues to be in question.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
But that doesn’t prevent this 1999 CSU East Bay music graduate and symphony orchestra veteran from using her instrument to play lead guitar lines with her Bay Area band, Dirty Cello.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
Sometimes with Michael Giacchino scores, they'll be performed again by symphony orchestras.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 14 July 2023
Bernstein, a Massachusetts native born in 1918, was the first U.S.-born conductor to lead a major American symphony orchestra.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Kael shared that Francis Ford Coppola traveled to the country to record part of the score for Megalopolis (the country boasts eight symphony orchestras), while Lanthimos processed his 35mm celluloid locally at the Hungarian Film Lab/Magyar Film Labor in Budapest.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Filming in Hungary offers everything from a massive amount of production space and a 20-year strong tax rebate to eight symphony orchestras and thermal baths.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
About the Charlotte Symphony The orchestra was founded in 1932 and is the oldest operating symphony orchestra in the Carolinas.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
With costs spiraling and revenues pretty static, the viability of the big opera company and the large symphony orchestra continues to be in question.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
But that doesn’t prevent this 1999 CSU East Bay music graduate and symphony orchestra veteran from using her instrument to play lead guitar lines with her Bay Area band, Dirty Cello.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
Sometimes with Michael Giacchino scores, they'll be performed again by symphony orchestras.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 14 July 2023
Bernstein, a Massachusetts native born in 1918, was the first U.S.-born conductor to lead a major American symphony orchestra.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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