The orchestra embarked upon another selection, a series of passionate phrases, taken up by each instrument at varying instants, to terminate in a wild sustained quaver.

The orchestra then embarked on several U.S. and world tours.

In 1994 the orchestra cleverly reconsidered the meaning of "American" and embarked on a six-year series, "Sonidos de las Américas," featuring composers and performers from Latin America.

In April 2005, the orchestra embarked on its first European Tour in 19 years, visiting concert halls in Austria and Germany.

No announcement is expected soon, though, for the orchestra embarks next week on a European tour, returning later next month.

Every summer the orchestra embarks upon a week long tour to continental Europe.

In 1991, for example, he and the orchestra embarked on an extraordinary project: to offer a retrospective of 20th-century music in the century's last 10 years, moving forward decade by decade each year.

The orchestra, under its new title Straits Philharmonic Orchestra, embarked on its second voyage to Taipei and Taichung in 2009 sponsored by VIA Group.

In addition the orchestra has embarked on a series of new commissions, collaborating with bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson and trumpeter Guy Few.

In June 2007, the orchestra embarked on a highly publicized three-week tour of China.