How to Use chamber orchestra in a Sentence

chamber orchestra

noun
  • White Juju is made up of six new works for a jazz quintet and chamber orchestra.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
  • This could be a chamber orchestra, a string quartet, a solo piano, a brass band.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The large orchestra went to a much smaller group called a chamber orchestra.
    — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 7 July 2021
  • Fronting the screen is a large stage that can accommodate a chamber orchestra for live music.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2021
  • For the television series the score was, for the most part, recorded by a chamber orchestra.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 22 Sep. 2019
  • In Emma, his music will be performed by a chamber orchestra of four.
    — Andrea Simakis, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2020
  • Scored for chamber orchestra, the piece functions as something of a concerto grosso.
    — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 6 May 2018
  • The chamber orchestra pointed fans to its livestreaming of past performances.
    — Jenna Ross, Star Tribune, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The symphony’s usual contingent of strings was pared down to chamber orchestra size.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2022
  • The show will feature music from across the globe, including both a cappella and chamber orchestra pieces.
    — Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2021
  • The cameras weaved between a small cast of singers and a baroque chamber orchestra, linking the two more closely than even a live performance could do.
    — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 31 Oct. 2020
  • The music is composed by Joseph Martin and chamber orchestra and choir will present the program.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Martin's score employs a chamber orchestra consisting of just seven strings and a piano.
    — Rick Schultz, latimes.com, 16 May 2018
  • At the end of the lab, a live chamber orchestra will perform each composer/director team’s original scores.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 June 2018
  • The free event will feature music ensembles, a handbell ensemble, and a chamber orchestra.
    — Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Much of its 90 minutes feature no singers at all, as the chamber orchestra churns with anxious, pulsating interludes.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2021
  • The Chorus will be joined by a quartet of professional soloists as well as a professional chamber orchestra.
    — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2023
  • The event will have approximately 80 singers along with a chamber orchestra, soloists, and narrators.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Living Word Choir will be accompanied by a chamber orchestra.
    — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Known around the world as one of the best chamber orchestras today, it was formed in 1958 by Sir Neville Marriner.
    — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The 100-voice choir will perform sacred and secular pieces with chamber orchestra and percussion.
    — oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2022
  • New Road kicks up an often dizzying cacophony, a la Nick Cave barking orders at a chamber orchestra.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Sphinx Virtuosi, a chamber orchestra with top Black and Latinx classical soloists.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2021
  • Sorey’s 50-minute chamber orchestra score moves with slow, exquisite, out-of-the-box Gen X deliberation.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
  • The Balboa Theatre is probably the best place downtown to experience a chamber orchestra.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2019
  • The show features members of Detroit’s Rackham Symphony Choir along with a chamber orchestra, jazz combo and soloists.
    — Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Its compositions include dense forests of baritone guitar and an opulent 25-person chamber orchestra.
    — Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Conducting without a baton, Luisi drew out lively and vivid playing from the DSO in chamber orchestra formations.
    — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2021
  • With minimal rehearsal, the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra plays as well as the best chamber orchestras.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2019
  • The double-height ballroom, which has a piano, soaring windows overlooking the ocean and an airy atmosphere, is even large enough to fit a 64-piece chamber orchestra, fitting for the home of a concert violinist.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2022

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