pops orchestra

English

Noun

pops orchestra (plural pops orchestras)

1. (music) An orchestra that plays popular music and show tunes as well as well-known classical works.
   • 2001, Lori Stone, The Black Squall, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 1:

     I was minding my own business, tending pampered animals at my veterinary clinic, and looking forward to joining friends at an alfresco performance of the local Pops orchestra that evening.

   • 2005, Robert Bartlett, The Salem Syndrome, Nelson Publishing&Marketing, →ISBN, page 111:

     Steven was admittedly an unashamed romantic, but he thought the idea of naming the concerts should be consigned to the summertime pops orchestra.

   • 2014, David Jenness, Donald Velsey, Classic American Popular Song: The Second Half-Century, 1950–2000, Routledge, →ISBN:

     When you hear a jazz trio or pops orchestra play the music of a song you know—provided that it is played in more or less the way you are familiar with—the words come back to you unbidden.

Further reading

• pops orchestra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia