the orchestra

noun

US
: a group of seats in a theater that are close to the stage

Examples of the orchestra in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 2018, those accusations prompted the orchestra to fire the two men; the players’ union then appealed to an arbitrator, who reinstated them in 2020. Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 May 2024 This will showcase the orchestra in an amazing way, with a choir and solo singers. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024 With only an 11-piece band with just three strings, the orchestra is better on punch and punctuation than a truly weighty, romantic string sound. David Benedict, Variety, 8 May 2024 Trending on Billboard The next night, the orchestra performed the same show at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theater – not far from where some of the protests took place – followed by considerable applause and the unfurling of a couple of European Union flags. Robert Levine, Billboard, 7 May 2024 But the orchestra was soon replaced by an empty B-stage, from which Bunny performed the middle section of the show. Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024 Audiences at the California Symphony’s weekend concert will have the chance to welcome the orchestra’s new composer in residence. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024 Morgan was a legendary figure in Oakland and beyond, beloved for his conducting skills, his passionate embrace of many music genres and tireless campaign to share the orchestra’s music with people in all stages and walks of life. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024 The appointment, unanimously approved by the orchestra’s board, makes Mäkelä the 11th music director of the CSO — succeeding 82-year-old Riccardo Muti — and the youngest in its 133-year history. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024

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“The orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20orchestra. Accessed 17 May. 2024.

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