cantor

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Recent Examples of cantor The film centers around a grieving cantor (Jason Schwartzman) helping his former educator study for her Bat Mitzvah, but to define the plot so plainly does a disservice to the true idiosyncratic nature of the piece. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024 Items that would eventually fill 38 boxes were preserved by David Shiff, a retired cantor who served at the Midchester Jewish Center in Yonkers for nearly 50 years. Jon Kalish, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024 On Friday night, Bern-Vogel and the cantor of the Bielefeld synagogue led Shabbat services together. Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024 Our bass player is the head cantor at the Greek Orthodox Church off Airport Rd. Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 5 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cantor
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Noun
  • Possessing perfect pitch, Voigt joined the Chicago Symphony Chorus as a soprano, and the chorus’ famed conductor and director, Margaret Hillis, enlisted Voigt to teach sight singing, or reading a piece of music vocally to fellow choristers.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Performed by an orchestra of 23 musicians and eight choristers under the direction of conductor Mathieu Bonnin, the piece was appreciated with respect by the audience.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Boyer married film composer, singer and music producer Tommy Fields in 2022 after the pair had dated for over a decade.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Both artists are friends of Bridges, so much so that the Fort Worth singer and Crockett will embark on a tour together later this year.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The main chanter was Obsidian Tiburon, a Taino representative of the American Indian Movement who came down from Orlando to attend the protest.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
  • On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Stone, a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and recording artist, grew up listening to his father, Lil Howling Wolf, play the blues.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Add Billy Joel to the list of artists advocating for late powerhouse rock vocalist Joe Cocker to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
    Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.
    Quartz, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022

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“Cantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantor. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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