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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With a choir and orchestra arranged by Axel Stordahl, the strings swell to heart-leaping proportions, while Sinatra keeps things sedate and sanguine with an undramatic vocal, which drips with a warm camaraderie.
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Emma Madden, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
His youth orchestra grew to be one of the largest in the Southeast that didn't require an audition to be accepted into the program, opening access to different students.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Summerhill's Winterfest returns with a gingerbread house competition, children's activities, student orchestra and chorus performances and a visit with Santa.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Expectations were immediately exceeded as the concert paid homage to the production’s iconic orchestra pit reveal, with the theater’s upstage wall opening to expose its musicians.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
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Emma Madden, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
His youth orchestra grew to be one of the largest in the Southeast that didn't require an audition to be accepted into the program, opening access to different students.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Summerhill's Winterfest returns with a gingerbread house competition, children's activities, student orchestra and chorus performances and a visit with Santa.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Expectations were immediately exceeded as the concert paid homage to the production’s iconic orchestra pit reveal, with the theater’s upstage wall opening to expose its musicians.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
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