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Recent Examples of brass band
There was a brass band, a DJ and some dancing.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
Daigle and Shorty’s rendition was true to New Orleans, opting for a lively brass band instead of the anthem’s demand for strings.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
Several times upon landing at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport I have been greeted by a brass band performing on a circular stage near baggage claim.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
Today, jazz suffuses the city so completely that the genre is embedded in funeral traditions here, as brass bands often accompany mourners from the church to the cemetery in a celebratory display.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
Daigle and Shorty’s rendition was true to New Orleans, opting for a lively brass band instead of the anthem’s demand for strings.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
Several times upon landing at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport I have been greeted by a brass band performing on a circular stage near baggage claim.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
Today, jazz suffuses the city so completely that the genre is embedded in funeral traditions here, as brass bands often accompany mourners from the church to the cemetery in a celebratory display.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass band
Noun
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The piece for chamber orchestra and electronic sounds appears on Miranda’s upcoming new album, also called Qubism.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes,
4 Oct. 2024
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The Knights, the contemporary chamber orchestra, is continuing its Rhapsody commissioning project this season at Carnegie Hall.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
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The project reimagines his catalog of hits, now backed by a full symphony orchestra.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
7 Apr. 2025
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Spring also marks the end of many symphony orchestras’ performance seasons, so the concerts are celebratory and community-affirming.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
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Second, an orchestra from the Americas has never been invited to participate until this year — a distinction reserved for our very own Chicago Symphony.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Saturday, it will be staged in Salzburg, with the same conductor and orchestra, and directed by McBurney’s brother, Simon.—
Jeffrey Arlo Brown,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Brass band.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20band. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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