the orchestra

noun

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

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The 2025-26 season will provide a long onramp for the orchestra’s leadership transition: St.Clair will lead three subscription weeks in the coming season before assuming his lifetime appointment as Music Director Laureate. Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024 When Gustavo Dudamel became music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic 15 years ago, the ensemble had already under Esa-Pekka Salonen become the orchestra of the future, playing far more new music than any other in America. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024 The Philharmonic filed suit two weeks after Wood and his wife, Colette Holt, sued the orchestra in an attempt to recoup loans. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024 Leroy Holmes was the orchestra leader on both versions. Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the orchestra 

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“The orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20orchestra. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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