As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise.

这样去描述这个团下一位指挥官，这个团迄今为止由Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez这样家担任过指挥，至少对于《时代》杂志读而言，这是一种苍白表扬。

String quartets, jazz bands, chamber orchestras and folk groups are commonly organized within the colleges, as are literary magazines, newsletters, and photo journals.

学生们常常组合成弦四重奏团、爵士队、室内管弦队及通俗组合，这就像文艺杂志、内部简讯和图片期刊一样普遍。

I have been lucky to be a part of great ensembles.

我很幸运能成为伟大团一员。

Sure, it's the first performance of the State Symphony Orchestra in our city, so suit and tie is a must.

没问，这是国家交响团在我们市首映，所以西装、领带是必须。

The King has asked for Greek Orthodox music to be played at the service in tribute to his late father to be performed by the Byzantine Chant Ensemble.

国王要求在葬礼上演奏希腊东正教，由拜占庭圣歌团演奏，以纪念他已故父亲。

You can put these steps together in any sequence to songs such as Adele, Ani DiFranco, and Frou Frou, and you too can be a contemporary choreographer.

你可以将这些步组合以任何顺序组合在一起，配上像是Adele、Ani DiFranco(美国歌手)、和Frou Frou(英国团)歌，你也可以成为一名现代。

Right. Does karaoke mean a) machine voice, b) angry cat or c) empty orchestra?

是。卡拉 OK 指是 A. 机器声，B.生气猫，还是 C. 空管弦团呢？

The theatrical five-kilometer journey lined with lights, chariots and costumed actors could be watched live and was shown along with singers and an orchestra worthy of an epic soundtrack.

5公里戏剧旅程布满了灯光、战车和穿着戏服演员，并与歌手和交响团一起演出，可以现场观看，非常值得。

Everybody was so emotional listening to Lab sing all day.

大家听 Lab 爵士团歌时会很兴奋。

I don't know how he did it. We were standing under the choir gallery.

我不知道他是怎么做到。我们站在圣团旁听席下面。

Otherwise, it would be more of a racket.

没有指挥棒，交响团更像是个噪团了。

For all of these kids, playing instruments is a unique experience.

对于少儿团所有孩子们来说，演奏器是一种独特体验。

The national band played for the visiting monarch.

国家团演奏给来访帝王听。

And we played here like about 1948 with Bumps Blackwell's Junior Band with Billie Holiday.

大概是1948年时候，我们在这里和邦普斯布莱克韦尔青年团，一起和比莉·哈黛共同演出。

The band liked the audience a lot, too.

那个团也很喜欢这里观众。

I'm Chris Funk. I'm a musician in a band called The Decemberists.

我是 Chris Funk。我是名家，在一个叫做十二月党团里。

Me too. I was also in choir and orchestra and marching band.

我也是。我参加了合唱团、管弦团和行进队。

This is great, the Music 112 orchestra.

这太棒了 112课团。

So, I've got a concert today with an orchestra called the Arlington Philharmonic.

我今天要和一个叫阿灵顿爱团管弦队一起演出。

And everyone was really into like the rock-bands and the actors and they would carve the names of those bands in the tables in the library.

我周围人都痴迷于摇滚团和明星演员，他们在图书馆桌子上刻偶像名字。