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

Derived Forms

• preconcertedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of preconcert

First recorded in 1740–50; pre- + concert

Example Sentences

As Sellars explained in the Upbeat Live preconcert talks, Viola’s cameras aren’t focused on what we see but what is behind what we see.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022

Saturday, with a preconcert talk at 6:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021

In a preconcert interview, Ehnes had remarked, “We’re really hungry for live performance,” and that hunger showed in the zest and urgency of the music-making.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2021

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

Early that afternoon, Marian and her accompanist, Kosti Vehanen, were driven to the Lincoln Memorial for a brief preconcert visit.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman