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• n  a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
• a  composing or characteristic of an orchestral group
  philharmonic players
• s  devoted to or appreciative of music
  the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air

• symphony orchestra
• symphony

News & Articles

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• Allen Philharmonic playing free Memorial Day concert
  Photo courtesy of Illumination Fireworks – The Allen Philharmonic will play a free Memorial Day concert at 7 p.m. Monday at the Joe Farmer Recreation Center. The concert will end with a fireworks show from Illumination Fireworks. Last year's display is pictured.
  June 16, 2013 - The Allen American
• SM Philharmonic vows to rebuild
  For Evelyn Dykema, there are different sorts of music. There is what you hear on radio, TV and online. And then there are the passionate sounds of the Santa Maria Philharmonic, rising to a roar and falling to a whisper as it accompanies soloists in Georges Bizet’s fiery opera, “Carmen.”
  June 16, 2013 - Santa Maria Times
• SM Philharmonic officially cancels coming season
  The cash-strapped Santa Maria Philharmonic Society has officially canceled its coming season but will not dissolve entirely, saying it will dedicate itself to raising enough money for its youth program and offering a 2014-15 season.
  June 14, 2013 - The Lompoc Record

Quotes

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• Lorin Maazel in 940 News
  My colleagues of the New York Philharmonic and I are very pleased to play in this fine hall,music director Lorin Maazel said in English at one point.
• Terry Teachout in Chosun Ilbo
  That's why I've come to the conclusion that should the Philharmonic choose to play in Pyongyang, it will be doing little more than participating in a puppet show whose purpose is to lend legitimacy to a despicable regime,Teachout wrote.
• Michael Bloomberg in Washington Post
  Bloomberg, however, said in June that he hoped the experiment "will become as much a part of the New York experience as strolling the Coney Island boardwalk, participating in the five-borough bike tour, or listening to the Philharmonic in the park."