chorister
noun
cho·ris·ter
ˈkȯr-ə-stər 
ˈkär-
1
: a singer in a choir
specifically
: choirboy
2
: the leader of a church choir
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In many Christian congregations across the country, statement-making hats are as synonymous with Sunday mornings as robed choristers and gospel readings.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 June 2024
Masur, a former chorister himself, has a passion for choral singing and, as a young man helped his father, the famed conductor Kurt Masur, prepare choirs for New York Philharmonic concerts.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2024
Highlights include choristers Christmas carols, St. Nicholas, All Souls’ Christmas Mouse (a long time tradition) and crafts, cookies and spiced tea along with gift shopping.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
The choristers, wearing black and white clothes, begin singing from their seats and eventually walk down to the pool.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 June 2024
Masur, a former chorister himself, has a passion for choral singing and, as a young man helped his father, the famed conductor Kurt Masur, prepare choirs for New York Philharmonic concerts.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2024
Highlights include choristers Christmas carols, St. Nicholas, All Souls’ Christmas Mouse (a long time tradition) and crafts, cookies and spiced tea along with gift shopping.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
The choristers, wearing black and white clothes, begin singing from their seats and eventually walk down to the pool.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
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chorister
noun
cho·ris·ter
ˈkōr-ə-stər
ˈkȯr-,
ˈkär-
: a singer in a choir
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