cantor

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Recent Examples of cantor 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 In the film, Schwartzman is a cantor struggling with his faith, while Kane plays his grade school music teacher who reenters his life. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024 Known for her spirituality and wisdom despite not finishing high school, Lily has inspired David in his role as a cantor. Nefesh B'nefesh Report, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for cantor 
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Noun
  • 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
  • The San Diego Children’s Choir spring concert is set for 3 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla, featuring about 300 young choristers.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
Noun
  • The risk proved to be a success—with the singer pulling off an early 2000s pop star aura comparable to a young Britney Spears while dancing away in seven-inch platform heels.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The singer who is fluent in English, French and her native Hebrew, was rescued by the father of another Nova attendee, who drove into the battle zone to save his daughter, and others’, lives.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • For more material takeaways, each attendee was presented with a commemorative quarter featuring Native Hawaiian composer, dancer, chanter and hula teacher Edith Kanakaʻole, purchased by Gold House and shared by the first Native Hawaiian to lead the White House initiative, Krystal Ka‘ai.
    Lucia Ruan, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2023
Noun
  • Name Courtney LaPlante Best known for Being the vocalist of Spiritbox.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The family of late British singer Danielle Moore, the vocalist for dance band Crazy P, has released a statement revealing her cause of death.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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