He plays violin in the school orchestra. the orchestra will be performing a selection of Beethoven pieces tomorrow night
Recent Examples on the WebBut when a former mentee of her own commits suicide, questions of culpability and undue intimacies begin to spill over in ways that Francesca and the press department at the orchestra can no longer contain. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022 McDonagh and stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Kerry Condon hugged each other throughout the ovation and walked up and down the mezzanine to the orchestra. Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022 Despite the concert title, the big news is the premiere of a new composition by the orchestra’s Creative Chair, Portland composer Gabriel Kahane. Brett Campbell | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2022 Field captures the minutiae of a very particular world, injecting excitement into Lydia and the orchestra’s progress with the Mahler and anticipation around her choice of companion piece for the recording, and its soloist. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 The orchestra is partially supported by a grant from the Evanston Arts Council, a city agency supported by the City of Evanston, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 The orchestra was a local band: the Camerata Salzburg. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Aug. 2022 As a conducting fellow at Tanglewood in the late-1960s, Michael Tilson Thomas leads the TMC orchestra. Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 The new orchestra will kick off a 13-concert season Sept. 16. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek orchēstra, from orcheisthai to dance; perhaps akin to Sanskrit ṛghāyati he trembles, he rages
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ORCHESTRA | ORCHESTRA + VERB | ORCHESTRA + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤large, small大型/小型管弦樂隊▸➤full完整的管弦樂隊◇The full orchestra includes two harps.完整的管弦樂隊包括兩架豎琴。➤great, major, top (especially BrE) 傑出的/主要的/頂尖的管弦樂隊▸➤live現場演奏的管弦樂隊▸➤amateur, professional業餘/專業管弦樂隊▸➤symphony交響樂團▸➤chamber, jazz, string室內管弦樂隊;爵士樂團;弦樂隊▸➤school, youth學校/青年管弦樂隊VERB + ORCHESTRA➤conduct指揮管弦樂團▸➤lead擔任管弦樂團領奏▸➤join加入管弦樂團ORCHESTRA + VERB➤perform (sth), play (sth)管弦樂隊演奏(⋯)▸➤strike up (sth)樂團開始演奏(⋯)◇The orchestra struck up a lively march.管弦樂隊開始演奏一首輕快的進行曲。➤tune up管弦樂隊調音ORCHESTRA + NOUN➤pit樂池PREPOSITION➤in a/the orchestra在管弦樂隊中◇She plays viola in a string orchestra.她在弦樂隊拉中提琴。➤orchestra under在指揮下的管弦樂隊◇the Ulster Orchestra under Philip Ledger菲利普・萊傑指揮下的烏爾斯特管弦樂隊PHRASES➤the leader of the orchestra (BrE) (concertmaster in NAmE)管弦樂隊中的首席小提琴手