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Recent Examples of brass bandVisitors will hear rock and roll bands and see interactive dances, acrobatic performances, wildlife puppets, brass bands, wildlife presentations and African dances, music and performances.—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025 On March 22, spectators gathered in Arlington, Texas, for performances by military brass bands and choirs.—Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025 In Providence, Rhode Island, a crowd estimated at 6,000 met at Hope High School at noon and then marched down Thayer Street and Angell Street to Burnside Park, joined by brass bands.—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025 Parades of schoolchildren march through downtown districts, brass bands fill the air with music, and locals don ornate national dress to celebrate the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in 1814.—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for brass band
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.
Board member Josh Gertz, concerned about costs, wondered if the band and orchestra could perhaps share the same room but was told that was not realistic.
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Bob Skolnik,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
Folds will also be touring solo and accompanied by orchestras across the U.S., with more information available here.
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