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A person who creates music by writing or arranging musical pieces, controlling aspects like melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre. 

A symphony is an orchestra’s large-scale musical composition, usually requiring 50-80 instruments. Symphonies refer to the music, not the musicians performing it, and similar to stage plays, they may have several movements or acts of, often complex, elaborate classical music.

An orchestra is a group of musicians featuring a variety of instruments that play many genres of music, including symphonies, operas, and ballets. Orchestras can be used to accompany popular music and jazz as well. An orchestra can vary in size depending on what kind of music they are playing. Some compositions require a chamber orchestra, a group of approximately twenty to twenty-five musicians. 

• Arrive early.
• Use the restroom and get a string of water before the show starts.
• Wait quietly in your seat for the performance to begin.

• Please remain seated and keep feet on the floor, not on the chair in front.
• Listen quietly while the orchestra is playing.
• Save questions or comments until you're able to whisper during applause.

• Clap when the concertmaster (first violinist) and conductor walk out onto the stage.
• Wait to clap until the entire pieces of music is completely finished.
• Check the conductor: if their arms are still up or resting at their sides between sections (movements), stay quiet and wait for them to signal the end.