preconcert

[pree-kon-surt, -sert, pree-kuhn-surt]

adjective

1. preceding a concert.

   a preconcert reception for sponsors.

verb (used with object)

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

preconcert

/ ˌpriːkɒnˈsɜːt, -kɒnˈsət /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• preconcertedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of preconcert¹

First recorded in 1740–50; pre- + concert

Example Sentences

But Noltemy says she is eager to pursue at least some of them, like projections on the outside of the hall and turning the BP Hall, where preconcert talks are given, into an elegant chamber music venue.

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Simon — who happens to be composer-in-residence at the newly troubled Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. — noted in a preconcert talk that his initial idea for a “Good News Mass” came from his awareness during the pandemic of the essential need for community.

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At a preconcert talk for the Sunday matinee, which I attended, Laurent described her first scent as evoking a sense of anxiety at the start, where the music represents the world before civilization.

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President Donald Trump had a tough time booking performers for his 2017 inauguration, but Keith showed up at a preconcert, playing “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” and dedicating the number to his father, who, as he sings early in the song, lost an eye while serving in the Army.

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“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.

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