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  • adjective Lacking a conductor

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conductor +‎ -less

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Examples

  • The superbly played opening-night concert by Orpheus, the renowned conductorless chamber orchestra, demonstrated that low admission prices alone will not fill a hall.

    Regional Orchestras in the Spotlight Barbara Jepson 2011

  • Viennese pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, who performs Mozart's D-minor Piano Concerto at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night with the conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, has a lot to say, and not just musically.

    Vienna's Classical Iconoclast Stuart Isacoff 2011

  • Have you written any articles about A Far Cry (Boston's conductorless string orchestra)?

    Cross Road Blues Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • If you've seen the conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, which appeared at Carnegie Hall last week, you know that it's possible for a couple of dozen classical musicians to give a shapely, polished performance on their own.

    You, Too, Can Be a Conductor 2008

  • Tonight, Ms. Zahn M. C.'s a benefit for the International Sejong Soloists, a 12-person, conductorless string ensemble whose young, comely members appear in publicity photos sullenly prowling the streets of Manhattan à la U2 ….

    The Eight Day Week 2001

  • They are a conductorless ensemble, and the singers listen and respond to each other in performance from a very deep place, as you'll hear in this sublime concert.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Tuesday A violinist whose performances never lack excitement, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs with the New Century Chamber Orchestra, a conductorless Bay Area ensemble for which she serves as the music director.

    NYT > Home Page 2011

  • This pinnacle of the Romantic repertory is bread and butter for full-size symphony orchestras but more provocative fare for a conductorless chamber ensemble.

    NYT > Home Page By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER 2011

  • May 8 at 8 and May 9 at 3: The barge's stage is filled to capacity once more when it hosts the young Salomé Chamber Orchestra, which gives conductorless performances of works by Mozart,

    The New Yorker 2010

  • But the players paid very close attention to one another and brought a beautifully expressive range of dynamics often missing from conductorless ensembles.

    Spokesman.com: Latest stories 2010

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