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soloist

[soh-loh-ist] / ˈsoʊ loʊ ɪst /






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A soloist in Ukraine’s national choir, she now commutes to work in the city and visits the neighborhood to shop for groceries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The same venue will host soloist Alessandro Vazzana, a disabled musician who uses eye movements to play an innovative, software-based instrument called the Clarion.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

Created in 1961 for a female soloist, it was later adapted in 1979 for the Argentine star dancer Jorge Donn, Bejart's partner.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

In the meantime, Third Coast has been touring “Murmurs” featuring a Hussain disciple, Salar Nader, as soloist.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2025

We went to a contest on the mainland the spring we were thirteen and might have won except that when the judges realized our chief soloist was not yet in high school, we were disqualified.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

Of the four soloists, alto Beth Taylor and tenor Duke Kim were the most impressive.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The work features four vocal soloists who represent Native American, Sephardic, African American and Protestant religious traditions, along with instrumental music based on early American hymn tunes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

The two vivid soloists were tenor Anthony León as the cocky troubadour and baritone Eleomar Cuello as the cocky devil.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Music from the James Bond films and a night of prog rock classics will pepper this year's BBC Proms, alongside the usual programme of orchestras, operas and soloists.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

He was a big, good man with a soft baritone, who ruled with easy tact a choir of repressed soloists, and who had an unerring memory for the favorite hymns of District Superintendents.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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