symphony orchestra

It supports nine full-time professional symphony orchestras and nearly as many concert halls.

In symphony orchestras, the lone tuba is relegated to the back row, and the player’s face is sometimes obscured by the bell.

To that end, Sinatra became the first major singer to regularly perform popular music in formal concert settings backed by a full symphony orchestra.

Phil president and chief executive last summer, and with it she proposes a possible rethink of the very nature of how a symphony orchestra might operate in the future.

When Bryant heard John’s piece for the very first time, emanating from a symphony orchestra, “Oh my God,” he said.