cantor
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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
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
“For the life of me, I’m not going to cry,” the cantor said before Friday evening services in the stained-glass-filled Temple Beth Sholom.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
A bracing example of how the landscape was changing can be seen in the unfolding career of the classically trained son of an orthodox Jewish cantor, Kurt Weill.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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