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
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The Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee is happy performing with symphony orchestras or with the Grateful Dead but jazz fans associate him with the Branford Marsalis Quartet, featuring Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis and Justin Faulkner.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The idea of a hip-hop/classical music fusion harks back to another melding in the ‘60s and ‘70s when groups like the Moody Blues, Procol Harum, ELO and Deep Purple all recorded rock albums with symphony orchestras.
—Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
For the festival the trio, featuring double bass, drums and piano, will be enhanced by a symphony orchestra that will perform contemporary jazz and world music compositions, orchestrated traditional Hebrew-Ladino songs, as well as classical works.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Ben Folds Orchestral Tour 2025 hits Cincinnati next month
The Ben Folds Orchestral Tour combines Folds' piano skills with pops and symphony orchestras across the country.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2025
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The idea of a hip-hop/classical music fusion harks back to another melding in the ‘60s and ‘70s when groups like the Moody Blues, Procol Harum, ELO and Deep Purple all recorded rock albums with symphony orchestras.
—Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
For the festival the trio, featuring double bass, drums and piano, will be enhanced by a symphony orchestra that will perform contemporary jazz and world music compositions, orchestrated traditional Hebrew-Ladino songs, as well as classical works.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Ben Folds Orchestral Tour 2025 hits Cincinnati next month
The Ben Folds Orchestral Tour combines Folds' piano skills with pops and symphony orchestras across the country.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for symphony orchestra
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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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