preconcert

American  

[pree-kon-surt, -sert, pree-kuhn-surt] / priˈkɒn sɜrt, -sərt, ˌpri kənˈsɜrt /

adjective

1. preceding a concert.

   a preconcert reception for sponsors.

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verb (used with object)

1. to arrange in advance or beforehand, as by a previous agreement.

preconcert British  

/ ˌpriːkɒnˈsɜːt, -kɒnˈsət /

adjective

1. of or relating to the period immediately before a performance or concert

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Other Word Forms

• preconcertedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of preconcert

First recorded in 1740–50; pre- + concert

Example Sentences

Gehry wanted to turn BP Hall, where preconcert talks occur, into a small chamber music hall with a suspended balcony.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

“I go in nervous and come out happier,” said student Mason Nguyen, a 15-year-old Hazen High School sophomore who will be performing in a preconcert recital on Oct.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

In his preconcert talk, which can be heard as an “LAO” podcast, he calls Debussy’s transformative opera one of the great works of art.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2023

As a freelancer, he plays with a brass quintet and with symphony orchestras, and gives preconcert talks for the National Symphony Orchestra, all of which he anticipates not happening in the near future.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2020

They arrive and find a parking spot, and then they race across the street to Neumos, which is thrumming with preconcert energy.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti