noun · formal
orchestra
UK/ˈɔːkɪstrə/US/ˈɔːrkɪstrə/OR·ches·tra
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a large group of musicians who play classical music together, using many different instruments
Examples
“The city orchestra performed the symphony last night.”
“She plays the violin in the school orchestra.”
“The conductor led the orchestra through a difficult passage.”
Band 8 sentence
“The municipal orchestra has launched an outreach programme to bring classical music into schools.”
Collocations
- symphony orchestra
- orchestral music
- join the orchestra
Word family
orchestra nounorchestral adjectiveorchestrate verb
Common mistakes
I play in a orchestra.→I play in an orchestra.
The orchestra are very good.→The orchestra is very good.
Say it for a higher band
5band→6ensemble→7+orchestra
Synonyms
band
ensemble
Easily confused
band
“The band played at the outdoor festival all afternoon.”
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