flutist

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Recent Examples of flutist It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Jan. 2026 The 43-year-old professional flutist was convicted in 2021 on charges including conspiracy to seize power and sentenced to 11 years in prison. CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025 The long-running traditional Irish music band, led by flutist and whistle player Joanie Madden, brings its holiday show to Washington County. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025 Guests were wowed by a violinist, saxophonist, flutist, live band and belly dancers from Connect Entertainment. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flutist
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Noun
  • Camilia is a violinist with Mariachi Bravo, an elementary school mariachi band from Waukegan Community Unit School District 60.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Singaporean violinist Joy Yong recorded the lead violin parts.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Wilson, a pianist for Andrew’s Jazz Ensemble and a member of its Wind Symphony and Chorale, has been working on the nine-minute piece since November 2024, when Iwinski challenged him as a sophomore to write a piece for the wind symphony by his senior year.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • His band — comprised of himself, guitarist Peter Buck, pianist Bill Berry and bass guitarist Mike Mills — split amicably in 2011 after more than three decades trailblazing as a rock group.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Over breakfast, Segal handed Feldman a CD of saxophonist Stan Getz, playing live at the Showcase.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • With the brilliant saxophonist Clarence Clemmons leading the five-member E Street Band (plus a four-man horn section), Springsteen belted out each high energy song in his distinctively raw and powerful voice.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In March of 1967, Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group and formed Traffic with Mason, Capaldi, and flautist Chris Wood.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In 1967, Winwood left Spencer Davis to form Traffic with Mason and Capaldi, adding flautist Chris Wood for good measure.
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Principal oboist Jennifer Corning Lucio and principal cellist Allan Steele found a happy medium in between, Steele dispatching flashy writing with particularly impressive aplomb.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There’s Jeremy Furlow (Tripp Taylor), a young guitarist who recently moved from South Carolina and has found a job laying roads for $8 a week.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Moore and guitarist Will Ragano have been the two consistent members; aside from the current lineup there have been four bassists, four drummers and four keyboard players — most of whom will return for the show.
    Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • On The Mountain The duo Dyad — violinist Niv Ashkenazi and bassoonist Leah Kohn — performs their own arrangements of selections from Ernest Bloch, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolo Paganini, Irving Berlin, Bruce Babcock, Johann Sebastian Bach, Camille Saint-Saëns and George Gershwin.
    Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But guest violinist Nick Eanet’s instrument too often disappeared in combinations, especially with fairly bold projection from interim principal bassoonist George Sakakeeny.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Performers include clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinists Leila Josefowicz and Geneva Lewis, and the Colburn Orchestra, making its Ojai Music Festival debut.
    Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman hired Peplowski to play tenor saxophone in his new outfit in 1984 after coming out of retirement.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026

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“Flutist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutist. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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