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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

Have you heard the one about the cantor who can’t sing and the retired music teacher who walk into a bar?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2024

“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

Then he walked with the rabbi and cantor back to the altar and took out the Torah.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt


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