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Recent Examples of organist
The service also featured the Grace Notes Community Choir, a group of church musicians in the Artesia, Bellflower, and Cerritos areas led by pianist and organist Faith Rietveld and accompanied by Juan-Carlos Lora.
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Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
My grandmother was the organist for the choir.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
An organist was holding court in the bar.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
Once again, the Meyerson’s big Fisk organ will get minimal use in the symphonic repertory, although resident organist Bradley Hunter Welch will perform in the Saint-Saëns Third Symphony.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
My grandmother was the organist for the choir.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
An organist was holding court in the bar.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
Once again, the Meyerson’s big Fisk organ will get minimal use in the symphonic repertory, although resident organist Bradley Hunter Welch will perform in the Saint-Saëns Third Symphony.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organist
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Léa Seydoux gives a very committed, unaffected performance as Lucy, an experimental pianist who must deal with the dawning knowledge that her beloved husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) has a second life online as a pedophile pornographer.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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By the evening, everyone shifts outside to the stoop, where Harlem pianist Warner Meadows and special guests close the night with live music.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 May 2026
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His mother was a talented violinist, and his father worked as the vice president of Canadian Steel, per The Guardian.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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After reporting the incident to hotel security and tour management, Joseph claimed he was let go before the next tour leg and replaced by another violinist.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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In response, Thomas Boggs, a drummer for The Box Tops, staged a 48-hour protest, Wilson said, chaining himself to the stage and playing music.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss and drummer Jay Bellerose paint in pastels around the periphery of this stoically beautiful riff.—
Dave Segal,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
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These guerrilla pop-ups launched the heartland quartet – singer Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty and drummer Chris Gaylor – into a world of TikToks and Instagram posts, simultaneously cultivating a fan base decades younger than the now-middle-aged rockers.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Vanity Fair caught up with Gaga’s guitarist, Tim Stewart, who was with his kids, after the film.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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The singer-songwriter and harpist cruises around Los Angeles on her light, loose, and rootsy new album.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tiu, a Southern California harpist who has graced stages from Seattle to Savannah, recently served as Visiting Principal Harp of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The program is a centennial celebration of saxophonist John Coltrane and Miles Davis, focusing on the trumpeter’s era-defining mid-1950s quintet that catapulted Coltrane into prominence.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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On the album, the trumpeter levels up as a singer and front man.—
Mark Yarm,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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An accompanist will be provided.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Miles Messier fades into the background as the piano accompanist.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2026
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Keith Lockhart’s Pops are pretty accustomed to disrupting dogma (see recent performances with jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis and Jerry Garcia keyboardist Melvin Seals).—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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In 2015 White married Jonathan Cain, famous keyboardist and songwriter for the rock band Journey, and changed her legal name to White-Cain.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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“Organist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organist. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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