Herbert Read

These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army or an orchestra, they function as a single body; or whether they are united merely to defend their common interests and otherwise function as separate individuals.

English Poet

Gustavo Dudamel

People say that having three orchestras is a crazy life, but it's better because you have three families. I want to have my own kids very soon. In future, I still want to conduct a lot, but less, to be with my family.

Venezuelan Musician

Barbara Walters

To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice, which I've done all my life, and not to be able to phrase lyrics and give people that kind of joy, I think I would be totally devastated.

American Journalist

Julie Harris

God comes to us in theater in the way we communicate with each other, whether it be a symphony orchestra, or a wonderful ballet, or a beautiful painting, or a play. It's a way of expressing our humanity.

American Actress

Michael Tilson Thomas

But still as compared to many, many orchestras in the world, I think you find a lot more new music and living composers on our programs than many other places.

American Musician

Evelyn Glennie

I often play on the cello-bass side of the orchestra, because I prefer the deep sounds. I can't hear the violins well.

Scottish Musician

Howard Shore

You can find the whole world of a film in one instrument, or you can find a world of sound in the orchestra.

Canadian Composer

Kurt Masur

You have to change your mind with every orchestra because every orchestra has a different character.

German Musician

Lara St. John

For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general.

Canadian Musician

Andris Nelsons

It's so important which musicians we choose for being in the orchestra.

Latvian Composer

An orchestra performs classical music pieces, not popular or contemporary genres.

Musical Ensemble

The orchestra is usually led by a conductor who directs the performance.

Conductor Importance

Orchestras are divided into sections based on instruments, like strings or brass.

Multiple Sections

The orchestra's area in a theater can be sunken, called an 'orchestra pit'.

Physical Space

Sitting in the orchestra section usually offers the best sound experience.

Best Acoustics

This definition of 'orchestra' focuses on the coordinated effort, like in an actual musical orchestra.

Coordinated Activity

Here, 'orchestra' signals a harmonious and unified output from a group.

Harmonious Output

 While classical ballet gestures often respond to musical elements, the degree to which the dancers and orchestra align is another choreographic tool. Some characters and scenes move in sync to create rhythmic clarity, while others deliberately diverge from the orchestra. Dancers and musicians maintain this delicate balance

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 to you today, they're actually solitary enterprises, and so pretty soon I want to commune with other people, and so I'm delighted that in fact I get to compose works for them. I get to write, sometimes for soloists and I get to work with one person, sometimes full orchestras, and I work with a lot of people,

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 showed enhancement in multiple brain areas, compared to the others. This recent research about the mental benefits of playing music has advanced our understanding of mental function, revealing the inner rhythms and complex interplay that make up the amazing orchestra of our brain.

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 my elementary school orchestra this was me with a bunch of high school kids I had only been playing trumpet for about two years when I had only been playing trumpet for about two years and it was a scariest thing I've ever done in my life my mom even had to sit next to me and

Why I say: Play On,...

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 on his ability to make other people powerful. And that changed everything for me. It was totally life-changing. People in my orchestra said, "Ben, what happened?" That's what happened. I realized my job was to awaken possibility in other people.

The transformative power...

 And so therefore, this in turn meant that there was an extremely interesting bunch of students who arrived in these various music institutions, and I have to say, many of them now in the professional orchestras throughout the world.

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 enthusiasm and strength. In its essence, the orchestra and the choir are much more than artistic structures. They are examples and schools of social life, because to sing and to play together

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 to have orchestras in all the countries in all Americas. And we want to play a little piece for you by one of the most important composers

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