organist

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Recent Examples of organist After winning his first Grammy this year for his roots-gospel album, Church, the organist and singer, known for his work with Snarky Puppy and Vulfpeck, appears to be in communion with something bigger than the stage. David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025 Roberts, a Little Rock native, was organist and choirmaster at St. Luke’s from 2017-19 before returning to school to complete his master’s degree. Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025 The piece, finished in 1947 by the French organist and composer, is based on the Catholic Mass for the Dead in Gregorian chant. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025 Nicola, the elder daughter, is a church organist, and Easter, her younger sister, is a minister. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for organist
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Noun
  • Some community activists have opposed the sale, including concert pianist Orlando Alonso, who has championed an alternative proposal for restoring the Olympia as a center for the arts.
    Carl David Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
  • Set in a historic 1894 stable, Stable Hall is live music venue that brings in renowned talent like Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, while Jazz, TX, by jazz pianist Doc Watkins hosts shows every night of the week an intimate, subterranean setting.
    Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Draped in all-white, the Colombian star was flanked by dancers and drummers repping the colors of his native country.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 July 2025
  • Phil Crews always wanted to be a drummer and percussionist.
    C. R. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Later in the night he was joined by trumpeter Maurice Brown, and the two collaborated on a rousing, high-energy performance that was a hit among the revelers.
    Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
  • Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, who played the Shubert Theatre in 1943 and 1947.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Eleanore Strong, the accompanist for the chorus, shared some thoughts about her meeting and working with Ms. McCarthy, first as a student and orchestra member at Rosary College Prep in Aurora.
    Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • That approach is elevated by the stellar quartet of James’ spiritual flurries of guitar strumming, G. Love and Special Sauce's Jeffrey Clemens on drums, plus the work of Nashville Symphony percussionist and his longtime accompanist Adrian Marmolejo on bass.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • As delightful as the performances remain, they are overshadowed by the death of keyboardist Brent Mydland — whose drug overdose on July 26 permanently altered the trajectory of the band and sent Garcia into a dark spiral — and nightmarish management.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
  • She was joined by her full band, including a trumpet section and accordion, and supported by her keyboardist Albert Menendez singing Maluma’s parts.
    Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Style came mainly from soloists — especially the principal flutist Robert Langevin’s shapely contributions — and from the New York Philharmonic Chorus, directed by Malcolm J. Merriweather, which leaned into Ravel’s rich tonal colors.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Live bands and Basque flutists pirouette around gigantes and bigheads, dancers with enormous papier-mâché heads of historical figures including kings, queens and Moors.
    Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Flanking him, a cornet player and a percussionist bounced to the rhythm.
    Ben Miller Laetitia Vançon, New York Times, 24 July 2025
  • In addition to Prince and his close musical confidants Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, as well as percussionist Sheila E., Revolution keyboardist Dr. Fink and drummer Bobby Z. appear in the movie, along with singer and Prince collaborator Sheena Easton.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • He was credited as a soloist alongside Joel Smallbone and as part of the cast of Journey to Bethlehem.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Amplification met the glaring illumination with the evening’s piano soloist, Kirill Gerstein, unnaturally dominating a sonically repressed orchestra.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025

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