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Recent Examples of choristers
While many people have been introduced to English choral services through the angelic voices of the choristers in flowing robes and Elizabethan ruffs who sing at royal weddings and carol services, choirs perform every day in much more humble settings.
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ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
More than 600 choristers will perform at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall in La Jolla Music Society’s Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In the Shadow of the Stars put the divas in the background to focus on the lives of 11 men and women choristers at the San Francisco opera house.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Already Guerrero seems to be able to convey of-the-moment phrasings and character directions with a few emphatic motions—a roller-coaster swoop here, a waggle of the fingers there—and get an immediate response from the choristers.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
More than 600 choristers will perform at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall in La Jolla Music Society’s Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In the Shadow of the Stars put the divas in the background to focus on the lives of 11 men and women choristers at the San Francisco opera house.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Already Guerrero seems to be able to convey of-the-moment phrasings and character directions with a few emphatic motions—a roller-coaster swoop here, a waggle of the fingers there—and get an immediate response from the choristers.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choristers
Noun
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Three Texas mariachi brothers — who were recently detained and released by ICE — are set to open for one of the biggest country singers at her shows in the Lone Star state.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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McAnally is friends with both singers and became the sounding board for their writing session.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In January, the platform released an album touting its music possibilities, populating the tracklist with an assortment of cloned vocalists, including Liza Minelli.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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To my band, my crew, my dancers, my background vocalists and every single fan who was part of the most incredible Happy Era, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Choristers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choristers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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