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as in hymn
a religious song
practiced a chorale to perform in church
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Recent Examples of chorale
This will be a full live production of Peter Rothstein’s a cappella chorale piece, offered as an add-on to the Playhouse on Park season subscription.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Three years later, the follow-up, Caroline 2, expands outward in every direction, pairing scraggy, strummed chorales with heart-on-sleeve mantras and distorted furore.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
The 70-voice chorale will be accompanied by an organist and a chamber orchestra.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Bendix was one of the 16 members of the symphony and the chorale who had lost their homes.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Three years later, the follow-up, Caroline 2, expands outward in every direction, pairing scraggy, strummed chorales with heart-on-sleeve mantras and distorted furore.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
The 70-voice chorale will be accompanied by an organist and a chamber orchestra.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Bendix was one of the 16 members of the symphony and the chorale who had lost their homes.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chorale
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Instead, the words written in her autobiography served as the guide for the two-hour service filled with hymns and scriptures, as Christ Episcopal Church rector Father Jonathan Archer read a passage from the book which was published in 2000 during her memorial on Friday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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It was written by James Weldon Johnson, who considered the piece a hymn.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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This is really the only performance of its kind where the symphony partners with Lake Travis High School as talented musicians with the band, orchestra — and new this year, the choir — perform side-by-side with Austin Symphony musicians.—
Tom Kilgore,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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More than 400 students from 10 Chicagoland high schools joined together in a mass choir performance that served as both a celebration and a reminder of the extraordinary talent and promise represented in the next generation, organizers said.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The opening ceremony will also come amid the boycott of some nations showing solidarity with Ukraine over the return to the Russian flag and anthem.—
Tales Azzoni,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The opening ceremony will also come amid the boycott of some nations showing solidarity with Ukraine over the return to the Russian flag and anthem.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The large cast of smaller roles and chorus is excellent.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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To a chorus of boos, San Diego Unified School District’s board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to cut more than 200 classified jobs, in a move expected to lead to layoffs for about 70 people.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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After all, audiences may be captivated by the psalm singing itself, but then can also find more things that capture their imagination in the observational doc.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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Gallagher is also excited about Psalms of the People (Salim Nan Daoine), Jack Archer’s Gaelic-language documentary about Scotland’s cultural heritage of traditional Gaelic psalm singing.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Chorale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chorale. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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