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orchestra

[awr-kuh-struh] / ˈɔr kə strə /
NOUN
symphony
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Timo Kurkikangas’s sound design could use some tweaks—the spoken text was sometimes tinny or drowned out by the orchestra.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Phil at Disney last month that the orchestra suddenly sprang the idea of a residency beginning almost immediately with the 2026-27 season, even though the Bowl and fall seasons are already planned.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“The sky is the limit,” Handler exclaims with the boundless enthusiasm that is said to have won over the orchestra and the administration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

This Music May Contain Hope fuses old-school jazz with an orchestra, blues, big band and soul, reflecting what Raye told the BBC last year.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Bernard Herrmann’s orchestra begins to play the Mercury’s theme song, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto no.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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