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Recent Examples of choristerHer seven band members were joined by 14 choristers and The Heritage Orchestra, conducted by Ben Foster.—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024 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 During the flag raising, the Olympic anthem was performed by 60 choristers from the Radio France Choir.—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for chorister
Margarita shares a special bond with her father, Avi - a doting Israeli who is a cantor at their local synagogue - ever since her mother, Marsha, abandoned the family.
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Troy McMullen,
ABC News,
8 June 2025
Helene Feldstein, 92, grew up immersed in Judaism, with a grandfather who was a rabbi and a cantor.
Neil Young’s on-off relationship with the BBC and Glastonbury appears to have been resolved, for now, and the singer’s set will be shown live tonight on the national broadcaster.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 June 2025
The schedule for the day-long Hartford Bonanza includes DJ Connie Carmona from 4 to 6 p.m., acoustic folk/hip-hop singer/songwriter Bodhi at 6 p.m., DJ Eric Otero at 7 p.m. amd the soul/hip-hop/jazz fusion of Dwayne Keith & Friends at 8:45 p.m.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
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.
This bears pointing out as many legacy bands and even modern bands these days go back and forth between tunings for songs to accommodate their vocalist, which of course is completely fine.
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Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Adding former King Crimson bassist/vocalist Boz Burrell and drummer Simon Kirke, the band was complete.
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