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cantor

[kan-ter, -tawr] / ˈkæn tər, -tɔr /


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They were performed at the St Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach is buried and where he worked as a cantor for 27 years.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2025

They were also performed for the first time in 320 years at the St Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach is buried and served as a cantor for 27 years.

From Barron's Nov. 17, 2025

Born Sidney Liebowitz in New York City’s borough of Brooklyn, Lawrence was the son of a Jewish cantor who worked as a house painter.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2024

A children’s choir with elementary school students from several campuses in the diocese sang hymns along with the cathedral cantor.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2023

Meyer Mossel, he told us afterward, had been cantor in the synagogue in Amsterdam.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom



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