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Recent Examples of cantorThey were married by a Jewish cantor and a Bible-church elder.—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024 The film centers around a grieving cantor (Jason Schwartzman) helping his former educator study for her Bat Mitzvah, but to define the plot so plainly does a disservice to the true idiosyncratic nature of the piece.—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024 The piece invokes the singing style of a synagogue’s cantor, who often sings many notes over a single syllable.—Jane Levere, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 Jason Schwartzman stars as a recent widower, unable to fulfill his duties as a cantor at an upstate New York synagogue.—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cantor
Possessing perfect pitch, Voigt joined the Chicago Symphony Chorus as a soprano, and the chorus’ famed conductor and director, Margaret Hillis, enlisted Voigt to teach sight singing, or reading a piece of music vocally to fellow choristers.
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Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 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.
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.
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