cantor

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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

In Grades IV and V, they perform tests at a walk, trot, cantor and do lateral work.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

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

During the small wedding ceremony, a cantor performed the sheva brachot — the seven blessings — and Mohamed’s brother read a passage in Arabic from the Quran.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2023

Then the cantor and Danny’s father stood over him and blessed him.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt