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Recent Examples of choristerThe weight of the sound—incorporating five vocal soloists, thirty choristers, and thirty-three instrumentalists—harks back to lumbering mid-twentieth-century accounts by Otto Klemperer and Hermann Scherchen, before the original-instrument movement dictated light textures and fleet tempos.—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025 The voices of the opera’s chorus are being provided by a choir which John conducts, the Pacific Coast Chorale, supplemented by two onstage choristers.—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 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 Her seven band members were joined by 14 choristers and The Heritage Orchestra, conducted by Ben Foster.—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for chorister
But the experience inspired her to become a professional singer.
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
Rose, Chico, and Tupac made their official debut at the annual Dunbar talent show, a staple event held in the school auditorium that brought out singers and rappers, dancers and actors, jugglers and ventriloquists.
The main chanter was Obsidian Tiburon, a Taino representative of the American Indian Movement who came down from Orlando to attend the protest.
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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.
Ace Frehley, the legendary Kiss guitarist and vocalist, has died at age 74, his family said Thursday.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
No, the hard-hitting quartet — featuring vocalist-guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo — had arrived to perform a massive corporate gig during Saleforce’s Dreamforce conference.
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