orchestra
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Dudamel became a cultural icon in Los Angeles during his nearly two decades at the helm of the West Coast's premier orchestra.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
“It’s their endless, beautiful melodies. You could play them with a full orchestra, and it would still sound like something you would want to hear.”
From Salon • May 26, 2026
Both had been principal conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and also worked together on the summer Baltic Sea Festival that Salonen created with the orchestra.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
“To quote Frederick the Great, diplomacy without weapons is like an orchestra without instruments.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Guests would bring their flutes or violins and, as each member of the family sang or played an instrument, we made quite an orchestra gathered around the upright piano in Tante Jans’s front room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Vocabulary lists containing orchestra
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Theater - Introductory
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