| 单词 | chorister |
| 例句 | His mouth is a perfect O, like that of a tiny chorister singing God's praises. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His job at the cathedral in Arezzo was to train the young choristers, and he’d calculated that teaching them the whole of the Church’s plainsong repertoire by ear, parrot-fashion, would take over ten years. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z "I ought to be chief," said Jack with simple arrogance, "because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And another, “It puts me in mind of the church vestibule. The choristers and deacons processing.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Here’s hoping the main stirrers, the Westminster choristers, get more than lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings. Review: Philharmonic Replies to $50 Million With ‘Hallelujah’ 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Crawford divided them among his 16 choristers, who were almost uniformly excellent, both individually and as a body. Review: American Classical Orchestra Revives a Rarely Heard Telemann Masterpiece 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z On hearing him, a fellow chorister sent him to sing before a prominent voice teacher in London. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Operatic Tenor, Dies at 69 2010-07-27T05:28:00Z “We were his people, and he wanted to make sure that we looked our best,” Deb Skinner, a longtime Dallas Opera chorister, said Tuesday. Peter J. Hall, Costumer for Opera, Theater, Dies at 84 2010-06-10T05:00:00Z North of the cathedral, peaceful Vicars’ Close is perfectly preserved — lined with 14th-century houses that still house church officials and choristers. England’s legendary towns of Glastonbury and Wells are peaceful, picturesque 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The 32 choristers are guaranteed 26 weeks of work and also earn under $40,000 a year. Unions Say City Opera Offer Would Gut Chorus and Orchestra 2011-07-11T22:00:32Z Its role of Jesus and its bass arias were specialties of his, and he performed it, as chorister or soloist, more than 100 times. Celebrated Bass-Baritone Plans a Surprise Debut at Conducting 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z But the choristers have also forged a determination to use music as a way to heal Ukraine and promote their culture around the world. Scarred by War, a Ukrainian Children’s Choir Finds Hope in Music 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The cathedral said Thursday that Jay-Z spent an hour at the church on Sunday, meeting the dean, Rev. June Osborne, and some of the choristers. Jay-Z views album inspiration at English cathedral 2013-07-18T13:42:58Z Nethsingha said his choir was increasing the number of choristers from 20 to 25 to avoid reducing opportunities for boys. After 350 Years of Tradition, a Boys’ Choir Now Admits Girls 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Chausson turned this sequence into a shimmering, harmonically lush double chorus, performed here by choristers in celestial white robes. Review: To a Rare King Arthur Opera, Bard Says ‘Welcome Back’ 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z But as of this writing, City Opera has not yet come to agreement with the unions representing the orchestra musicians, choristers and stagehands. Critic?s Notebook: City Opera Begins Season With Rufus Wainwright 2011-11-18T21:43:07Z The piece was performed by an assembled roster of professional and amateur players and choristers, apparently after just two full rehearsals. Books of The Times: Harvey Sachs?s ?Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824? 2010-06-17T21:09:00Z She then looked at her fellow choristers and giggled. After 350 Years of Tradition, a Boys’ Choir Now Admits Girls 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z It worked for choristers and instrumentalists of L’Ensemble Médical, which, joined by the Barnard Columbia Chorus, performed Bach’s Mass in B minor at Carnegie on Wednesday evening. ArtsBeat: On Music and Medicine: A Performance by L'Ensemble M?dical 2011-02-17T17:30:07Z The choristers maintained remarkable musical focus and physical composure while traipsing about the hall and interacting with anyone who came into eyeshot. Review: A White Light Festival to Re-energize Your Inner Self 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Only in the ninth and final piece do all the instrumentalists and choristers finally perform together, and the music builds to a cataclysmic conclusion. Music Review: ?Nine Rivers? at Miller Theater - Review 2011-09-18T22:20:23Z Around the central arrangement of pine cones, greenery and red- and buff-colored roses she placed small chorister figurines, family heirlooms that made it through the bombing of Dresden in 1945. A trendy Tannenbaum: German ambassador’s residence blends Old World traditions with modern digs 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z I was a chorister when I was a kid, so I had breathed the atmosphere. From pop star to chiropractor: musicians' post-musical careers 2010-09-23T21:29:00Z The concert opened with the 12 choristers and 20 orchestra players giving a soft-spoken account of the poignant “Lacrimosa” from Mozart’s Requiem. Mixing Healing and Strife, the Met Opera Sings Again 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z The choristers seemed poignant and vulnerable as they removed their masks to begin this 90-minute score. Review: For 9/11 Tribute, the Met Opera Returns Home 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z When possible, Mr. Oliver asks his choristers to perform major works from memory. Music Review: John Oliver Leads the Boston Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2012-03-08T22:44:17Z During much of that period, its unionized employees — including orchestra musicians and choristers — were furloughed without pay as a stalemate over compensation cuts dragged on. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Is New York’s Conductor Now 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Melani, two of whose brothers were also composers, was a papal favourite and master of choristers in a number of important churches. Melani: Motets 2010-09-02T21:31:00Z Those performances will be in the cavernous Park Avenue Armory, which will be configured along the lines of the Philharmonie in Berlin, with the audience surrounding the players, choristers and soloists. Berlin Philharmonic Plans Major Concerts in New York 2013-12-09T21:00:01Z As the choir of the Patriarchate in the imposing new Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, however, the choristers sing in a more Westernized classical style. music: In Georgia, Sacred Chants Reverberate Once Again 2010-08-06T22:14:00Z The choristers took up the Aztec death whistle, ocarina and other folk instruments. A Venezuelan life force for the Master Chorale's Day of the Dead program 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z After studying with Tallis, in 1563, Byrd left to take up the post of organist and master of the choristers at Lincoln Cathedral. William Byrd: An Essential English Composer for Four Centuries 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Here, for the Bach, it listed 74 choristers and 33 instrumentalists. ArtsBeat: On Music and Medicine: A Performance by L'Ensemble M?dical 2011-02-17T17:30:07Z I could have done without the topical jokes about Donald J. Trump as the choristers heartily invited the audience to watch the show. Review: Kelli O’Hara’s Operatic Turn in ‘Dido and Aeneas’ 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z But there was no way Mr. Hines, who has weathered a soloist with laryngitis and an ice storm that stranded choristers, was calling off Christmas. Christmas Without Music? Churches Are Finding a Way 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z The choristers, facing Sachs and the audience, sing a stirring chorale in tribute to this decent, modest man, a cobbler, and hail him in full-voiced salutations. Crowds Define Opera. They’re Also Keeping It From Returning. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Wadsworth appeared to know the name of each chorister from his previous directing jobs at the Met. Met?s Replacement Gets in Tune 2010-09-21T22:09:00Z In this riveting staging, instead of employing sets, a roster of actors with pasty-faced makeup and chalky costumes joined hands and made human formations to suggest walls and tables, doubling as choristers. Curious About Classical Music? Here’s Where to Start 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z At times the ready choristers and top-notch orchestra players needed more direction, it seemed, and the performance became tentative. Music Review: London Symphony Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall - Review 2011-10-24T21:46:31Z A favorite of choristers who like crowds, the Requiem will be prepared this week in a Carnegie Hall choral workshop, leading to a concert with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s next Sunday. A Requiem So Big That Performing It Takes a Multitude 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z The change of repertoire, he says, made the choristers realise that the singing should not be all about nostalgia. Welsh male voice choris: a vocal minority 2011-02-01T21:30:01Z I think one chorister wanted to put a portable chair under his costume so that he could sit unobserved, some mechanism that he could find a posture of rest somehow. The Story of a Production That Changed the Metropolitan Opera 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Having sung in 25 states, the choristers were understandably fading at concert’s end in a few holiday carols. Review | When it comes to holiday concerts, Vienna Boys Choir still impresses 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z The choristers, costumed to look old and gray, portray the residents at the home. Critic’s Notebook: Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ at the Salzburg Festival 2013-08-06T21:00:31Z He makes his musical journey from child chorister, to leader of his local El Sistema orchestra, to globe-trotting twentysomething conductor sound like a serene progress. Dudamel abides 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z Mouawad, 52, who runs the Théâtre National de la Colline in Paris, was taken aback to find the choristers had never received anything like it. With a Rare ‘Oedipe,’ the Paris Opera Pulls Together 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z During Gershwin’s ensemble scenes, the various choristers project their own individualized characters. Review: A Vital and Sweeping ‘Porgy and Bess’ Debuts in London 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z That was again evident from the opening moments of the first cantata on Wednesday, when the excellent choristers raised the rafters of the tiny chapel to the words “Rejoice, exult, arise, glorify the days.” Music Review: Christmas Oratorio at St. Paul’s Chapel 2013-01-06T22:28:27Z Though I am not a fan of all of Mr. Christie’s work, in French Baroque repertory he is incomparable, and he has fostered an extraordinary ensemble of choristers and instrumentalists. Music Review: ‘David et Jonathas,’ at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-04-18T21:56:57Z The raw textures of some early instruments and their tunings require singers who also specialize in period practice techniques, not versatile modern choristers. L.A. Master Chorale brings sense of community to 'St. Matthew' Passion 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z But the endless flashings of the different linings on the beat of musical flourishes — and the visible struggles that some choristers on Sunday had with the magnets — grew tiresome. Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Nézet-Séguin gently drew a sighing violin line and plaintive chords from the strings, and the choristers almost muttered the word “Requiem,” as if afraid to say it out loud. Review: For 9/11 Tribute, the Met Opera Returns Home 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z I’ve always been most affected by the crowd scenes in which choristers, following a longstanding convention of the genre, face the audience and voice their phrases collectively. Crowds Define Opera. They’re Also Keeping It From Returning. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z But it did not fit the dramatic moment to see the choristers, utterly focused on Mr. Muti, looking as if they were determined to get it right. Music Review: Verdi, Nuanced and Empowered 2011-04-17T22:57:15Z Some choristers said the $200,000 average pay they earned last season, which has been cited by both sides, was inflated by the number of long, chorus-heavy operas that year. Met Opera Contract Talks Stumble to a Start 2014-05-05T21:14:40Z Keiser and some of her fellow choristers also cringed at the idea of group travel. Think the logistics of a family trip are tough? Try 2 weeks in China for 100 singers. 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z But music lovers are already in debt to the Met, and especially to the orchestra players and choristers who have defined this company, season after season. Review: For 9/11 Tribute, the Met Opera Returns Home 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z “Klinghoffer” places enormous demands on an opera house chorus, and the Met’s great choristers threw themselves into every scene. John Adams’s ‘Death of Klinghoffer’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Ms. Mayrhofer, his co-author on “Orchestrated Expulsion,” has estimated that about 100 workers at the State Opera — from stagehands to choristers — were ousted, exiled or murdered after the events of 1938. An Orchestra Reflects on War and Its Aftermath 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The American Guild of Musical Artists, which represents the company’s choristers, stage directors, dancers and others, said in a statement that “the Met seems uniquely determined to leverage this moment to permanently gut our contract.” The Metropolitan Opera Won’t Reopen for Another Year 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The new piece, commissioned with the help of those former choristers, is The King Shall Rejoice by Bob Chilcott, a choral conductor and composer who sang with the King's Singers for many years. Ovaltine, chocolate and a bottle of milk: choristers recall coronation highlights 2013-06-02T07:30:04Z The Philharmonic percussionists held their own impressively among the Russian pianists and choristers. Music Review: Mariinsky Choristers in ?Russian Stravinsky? 2010-04-25T22:11:00Z Mr. Wachner dispensed with the orchestra and kept the choristers seated as they sang softly to breathtaking effect. Music Review: Christmas Oratorio at St. Paul’s Chapel 2013-01-06T22:28:27Z In the opening scene, when the choristers, playing peasants, take a break from work and find shady spots to rest, you can practically feel the hazy Italian sun. Review of Metropolitan Opera’s ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ 2012-09-25T12:41:03Z When the music stopped, the choristers faced out, almost glaring, as if daring the audience. Berlin Philharmonic Performs 'St. Matthew Passion' at the Park Avenue Armory 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Inside a rehearsal studio around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a group of choristers put on straw hats and checkered pants and adjusted giant foam pretzels that hung around their necks. A 6-Hour Opera in a Pandemic? The Met Goes for It. 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z But at the word light, the choristers and orchestra burst into a C major harmony so shimmering and sunny you practically have to squint. Music Review: Haydn’s ‘The Creation,’ at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-24T22:38:21Z And the impressive choristers proved ready to follow an imposing director wherever he wanted to take them dramatically. At Salzburg Festival, Two Bold Directors Claim Their Stages 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z I sang him as a boy chorister, but it was random motets scattered throughout the year, and he felt like more of a niche composer than a meat-and-potatoes figure. The Renaissance’s Most Influential Composer, 500 Years Later 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z But once he was steady on his feet, he looked deeply gratified by the long ovation, with the orchestra players and choristers taking part. Music Review: Colin Davis Conducts the Berlioz Requiem at St. Paul’s 2012-06-27T22:51:51Z Over the years it has seen the weddings of tenors, sopranos, basses, stage directors, dancers and choristers. An Operatic Love Story Starts Off on a Sour Note 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z During the opera we hear it many ways: sung by an angelic children’s choir, blasting forth from the full orchestra, proclaimed by throngs of choristers in the courtyard of the palace. Anthony Tommasini’s Musical Moments 2012-11-16T16:10:59Z In residence at St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, the choristers typically sing upward of 20 hours a week, participating in services, weekday evensong and concerts. The New Wizard Teaching at the Hogwarts for Choir 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z During that first chorus, the boy choristers stood in a row overlooking the stage as they sang the phrases of the gentle chorale tune that arise from the complex choral writing and instrumental busyness. Berlin Philharmonic Performs 'St. Matthew Passion' at the Park Avenue Armory 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z But in the most intricate choruses, like “He trusted in God,” a stirring fugue, the dramatic sweep of the music came simply from the choristers’ clear-textured singing and the orchestra’s straightforward playing. Music Review: Musica Sacra in Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-21T22:47:06Z The formidable Met orchestra players and choristers, who occupy the top tiers in their field and are paid accordingly, should be careful of debunking the importance of new productions. Let’s Talk About Risk at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z One Ubuntu chorister proudly displayed his tattoo of Johann Sebastian Bach. Beethoven’s 200-Year-Old ‘Fidelio’ Enters Today’s Prisons 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Clearly I would not have made a good Puritan, for of all the churches we visited, this is the one, with its cassock-wearing choristers, flickering candles and rumbling organ, that I liked the best. On the Pilgrims? Path Through England and the Netherlands 2011-11-17T20:41:15Z In the dramatic episodes, when the choristers become the voices of the people, mocking Jesus and calling for his death, the singing lacked bite and tension. Oratorio Society of New York Performs ‘St. Matthew Passion’ 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z The deal with AGMAs covers choristers, soloists, dancers, directors, assistant directors, stage managers and staff performers. Met Opera deal allow solo singer fees cut by up to 12.7% 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z His early musical education was as a chorister at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, and later at the Royal College Music, where his studies alternated with travel. 'African Sanctus' composer David Fanshawe dies 2010-07-10T18:31:00Z The Met choristers sing from the side boxes closest to the stage. Music Review: A New Vision for ‘Prince Igor’ at the Met 2014-02-07T11:38:03Z With his encouragement, each of the 25 choristers introduced himself to the audience, revealing a multitalented ensemble hailing from 16 countries. Review | When it comes to holiday concerts, Vienna Boys Choir still impresses 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z But there were some technical feats, like a stirring performance of the chorus “Va, pensiero” from Verdi’s “Nabucco,” featuring about 90 choristers and players, all at their homes, yet grouped together onscreen. Best Classical Music of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z And it is not just choristers: Soloists, including some of opera’s biggest names, are essentially freelancers, and they are struggling without work or pay. The Metropolitan Opera Cancels All Fall Performances 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Where Trinity’s choir prizes dexterity, the choristers of the Handel and Haydn Society make evocative use of timbral contrast. Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z By concert time on Thursday Mr. Núñez had simply to sit in the audience and listen to his eager, impressive young choristers. Music Review: A Symposium for Young People?s Chorus and New Conductors 2012-02-17T23:41:15Z But the choristers were palpably involved throughout the work. A New Work by John Luther Adams Debuts at Lincoln Center 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z In the afternoon event some 550 choristers, including the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, took part in the first performance of Bob Chilcott's cantata The Angry Planet. Proms 30 & 31: BBC Singers/Bach Choir/NYCGB/Hill; BBCSSO/NYOS/ Runnicles – review 2012-08-06T17:15:34Z Marsh’s background is rich, spanning childhood experience as a chorister at St. Thomas Choir School in New York and Salisbury Cathedral in Britain, plus degrees from the Eastman School of Music and Oxford. Review | Bach Consort goes full-fanfare in a crisp if orchestrally weak “Christmas Oratorio” 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z The choristers manipulate complicated sets of magnets in their robes to reveal red, green or white linings, depending on the dramatic needs of the moment. Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z The great Met choristers made the most of the scene, and lifted the performance for a while. Review: The Met’s New ‘Samson’ Succeeds Only as Kitsch 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z And he switched from green to red to white shirts in Wagner’s “Lohengrin” this season, mimicking the look of the choristers, whose robes changed colors throughout the show. The Maestro Wore Blue: Bringing Pizazz to the Pit at the Met 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z “Voices,” the choristers chanted solemnly in Prestini’s piece: “loved and idealized, of those who have died, or of those lost for us like the dead.” Reanimating Cavafy, a Poet of ‘Future Generations’ Whose Time Is Now 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z And the Met choristers were terrific, both the men in the sailors’ songs and the women in the spinning room scene. Review: Met Opera’s Next Music Director Captains a Blazing ‘Dutchman’ 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Choosing his words, he wouldn’t admit to rising tension but accepted that “there’s a lot of adrenalin around,” not least in relation to the vocal health of his choristers. Westminster Abbey, Scaling Up 2011-04-24T00:49:23Z Abetting the cast’s impressive achievements was solid work from choristers and dancers. Music Review: Two Jilted Lovers Sharing a Stage, but Not Their Men 2011-04-28T21:36:14Z The choristers stayed in touch on social media, where they shared upbeat songs as well as clips of practice sessions, and checked in on one another. Scarred by War, a Ukrainian Children’s Choir Finds Hope in Music 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Wanting a piece of the celebratory action, the choristers themselves pooled their resources to commission one of the works. L.A. Master Chorale caps its 50th season with three new works 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z They are Westminster Abbey choristers: heirs to a great tradition, impeccably trained, ridiculously mature and about to get the experience of their young lives, singing at the wedding of a future king of England. Westminster Abbey, Scaling Up 2011-04-24T00:49:23Z Music students unexpectedly rushed the stage to join them in a soaring section of the Fifth Symphony, and incognito choristers popped up among the audience members to sing the Ninth’s “Ode to Joy.” An Orchestra Triumphs Over Trump’s Travel Ban 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z As choristers, those singers were fine; as soloists, most were slightly overmatched. Music Review | Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra: At Trinity, Andrew Parrott Leads a Full-Bodied ?Passion? 2010-03-16T21:46:00Z Among its more outlandish features is the small army required to perform it: an orchestra 140 strong, including a small cadre of timpanists; 210 choristers; and additional phalanxes of brass players offstage. Music Review: Making a Mighty Sound for Berlioz, but Delicately 2011-02-14T23:29:09Z A carnivalesque, campy mood reigns in his productions — the grinning, tuxedoed choristers of “Hoffmann” dance up a steep staircase with synchronized steps à la Busby Berkeley — but there’s rigor at their cores. Review: ‘Turandot’ and ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann,’ Spectacle and Substance at Bregenz Festival 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Violetta appears at the party in the opening scene in a short blazing red dress; and all the guests, male and female choristers alike, wear black tuxedos, making the crowd look androgynous and threatening. Opera Review: A Modern ?Traviata,? Where Time Keeps Ticking 2011-01-02T17:15:26Z In the somber, steady opening piece, the choristers of one group beseech the daughters of Zion to join the lament. Review: An Intimate ‘St. Matthew Passion’ Has a Shattering Effect 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z But far worse, the hiatus means a loss of several months’ income for the church’s professional choristers and players. Critic?s Notebook: Trinity Church, a Sanctuary for Music, Cuts Back 2012-01-10T23:20:05Z After one of the other choristers pointed out that Crichton-Stuart had sung one word incorrectly, not lengthening it as in the notation, Nethsingha said he preferred what she had sung. After 350 Years of Tradition, a Boys’ Choir Now Admits Girls 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z For this performance the society was joined by children’s choristers from the cathedral, along with three fine vocal soloists. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall 2013-04-23T20:56:32Z The Choral Artists, this time with a full roster of choristers onstage, sang with robust sound and sweep. Music Review: Vienna Philharmonic Plays the Ninth Symphony 2014-02-26T22:13:26Z Here was a conductor, it seemed, trusting in the music and simply trying to help his eager choristers and the excellent Boston Symphony players to perform it with directness and vitality. Music Review: John Oliver Leads the Boston Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2012-03-08T22:44:17Z She also said that her tastes were influenced by her son, a chorister, and her daughter, "who is wedded to her electric guitar and everything that goes with it." Maria Miller: the arts need to get better at asking, not just receiving 2012-10-08T16:07:42Z The tenors and sopranos shied away from the swiftly moving harmonies, reflecting a general timidity among all the choristers when they didn’t have a clear melody to sing. Review: ‘The Ordering of Moses’ Shines at Riverside Church 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z When Norma, now ready for vengeance, calls upon her warriors to revolt, Mr. Rizzi drove the choristers to frenzied intensity as they cried for “Blood!” Compelling Singers Lift a Muddled ‘Norma’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The word “Come” is somberly intoned by some choristers, as others, in pleading phrases, sing “Help me, daughter/Help me cry.” Music Review: The Crossing in ‘The Little Match Girl Passion,’ at the Met 2012-12-24T22:47:20Z On the Dallas stage, it left little room for the women’s choristers in their voluminous ball gowns. Peter J. Hall, Costumer for Opera, Theater, Dies at 84 2010-06-10T05:00:00Z The choreographer answered with the best possible placement: In the chorister seats above and behind the stage, facing the audience. Jessica Lang Dance, Leila Josefowicz and the NSO, waltzing together onstage In the Spanish text for this breathless work the choristers complain that they have just a minute to sing the thing. Music Review: A Symposium for Young People?s Chorus and New Conductors 2012-02-17T23:41:15Z The seated choristers cowered and hid their faces, as if hoping this call to action might go away. Berlin Philharmonic Performs 'St. Matthew Passion' at the Park Avenue Armory 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z A few of the choristers gazed at the vaulted ceiling about 80 feet above them. A Choir Tries to Keep Its Christmas Tradition Alive 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z She is more adept than many choreographers-turned-directors at integrating dancers with opera singers and choristers. Review: A Writhing, Emotional Revival of Wagner’s ‘Tannhäuser’ 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z It was odd to see choristers singing their parts from scores. Music Review: A Lesser-Known Work by Gilbert and Sullivan Tells a Tropical Tale 2010-11-22T21:47:00Z Musica Sacra’s soloists were smoother and steadier, looking and sounding more glamorous; these were clearly opera singers, not Baroque choristers. Music Review: Trinity Wall Street and Musica Sacra in ?Messiah? - Review 2011-12-21T22:43:12Z Before that, a number of choristers and other Met employees spoke out against the proposed changes. Met Opera Contract Talks Stumble to a Start 2014-05-05T21:14:40Z At the other spectrum is the smooth, white sound of boy choristers, which some mixed choirs try to emulate by having the female sopranos adopt what is known as straight-tone singing. Early-Music Ensembles: Praised as Pure, but Seeking More 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Soon the stage was filled with choristers portraying the scientists on the project, all in white lab coats with note pads in hand. Music Review: A Review of the Metropolitan Opera?s ?Faust? 2011-11-30T13:23:05Z The choristers walked out, strand by strand, to take their places in the plaza. ‘The Public Domain’: Cherished Harmony in a Splintered Nation 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Composer Matthew Pierce has written an original score, including Gaelic lyrics, to be performed by an orchestra and choristers. ‘Sleepy Hollow’s’ Headless Horseman: Spring dance leaps out of ballet’s box 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Marthaler had the curtain descend while soloists and choristers dispersed to various parts of the opera house, so that when they sang the entire theater filled with rejoicing. Review:"Williams Tell" celebrates all things Swiss 2010-12-10T12:08:00Z Otherwise, details about his early years are murky until he began his long relationship with the Chapel Royal as a child, and maybe even as a chorister. William Byrd: An Essential English Composer for Four Centuries 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z While the deep red of the dancer's tunics is striking against the choristers' purple robes, starker, stranger costumes would highlight the otherworldly quality of the music – as would less blandly uniform lighting. Richard Alston Dance Company ? review 2012-02-10T18:15:47Z Some churches, like Trinity Church Wall Street in Manhattan, are downsizing choirs and orchestras that might number more than 80 members to single-digit choristers for services they are streaming without congregations. Christmas Without Music? Churches Are Finding a Way 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z But on this night, Mr. Cleobury coaxed singing of great vigor, color and character from the choristers. Review: With All-Boy Choirs Up for Debate, an Ensemble Soars 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The choristers sat on the stage, then slowly got up and gathered around the tomb until they were huddled together. Berlin Philharmonic Performs 'St. Matthew Passion' at the Park Avenue Armory 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z The combined choristers summoned both mystical softness and thrilling power when called for. Review: Tanglewood Orchestra Celebrating Its 75th 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z In a lull during a recent rehearsal for a rare revival of Shostakovich’s scorching “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,” which opens Monday, Mr. Palumbo, 66, came upon a group of choristers waiting for a cue. Donald Palumbo, a Met Star in the Wings 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z For example, the singers, choristers and orchestra players for “Elektra,” a company of around 200, can all be tested at the same time and get results within a few hours. Opera Goes On in Salzburg, With Lots and Lots of Testing 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z The company, which lost $150 million in earned revenues during the pandemic, recently struck deals to cut the pay of its choristers, soloists and stagehands. As New York Reopens, It Looks for Culture to Lead the Way 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Instead of sets, a roster of ghostly actors, doubling as choristers, linked limbs and bodies to evoke windows, tables or whatever was called for. Peter Gelb?s Tenure at Metropolitan Opera 2011-11-25T15:13:27Z During that scene, cast members and choristers cut loose as they executed some gyrating dance movements and sang Gershwin’s music with full-bodied sound and crispness. Review: A Vital and Sweeping ‘Porgy and Bess’ Debuts in London 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The spatial placement of Geoffrey Burgess’s oboe and an unnamed soprano chorister for the echo effects caught the glow of the church’s acoustics to perfection, and both artists did lovely work. Review | One aria sums up a joyful Washington Bach Consort ‘Christmas Oratorio’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z After a brief spoken introduction, the work opens with a monumental outburst from the choristers, who plead with Oedipus to save them from the plague. Music Review: Philharmonic Takes on Stravinsky at Avery Fisher 2010-04-29T20:49:00Z Her fiercely protective husband insists that she stay at home and rest, but Marion, a devoted chorister who is beloved among the group members, insists on continuing for as long as she can. Movie Review : In ‘Unfinished Song,’ Vanessa Redgrave Lives for Music 2013-06-20T21:51:31Z Later that month Mr. Noseda brought the London players and choristers to Avery Fisher Hall to perform the “War Requiem” as part of Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival. Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ by Gianandrea Noseda 2012-09-29T23:03:03Z Mr. Hyde is currently the master of the choristers of Magdalen College, Oxford, where, Mr. Turner noted, one of the singers happens to be a nephew of Mr. Rattle. Simon Rattle to Lead Tribute at St. Thomas Church 1459-05-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Sher opts for the obvious: The choristers sit and stand with faces forward, stern and motionless, as they intone the music. Review: Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo Sizzle in ‘Roméo et Juliette’ at the Met 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z He said he expected the group to reach a deal with the guild of musical artists to work with unionized choristers. New York City Opera’s Name and Other Assets Attract Suitors 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z But against that backdrop the nuanced performances of the singers, choristers and dancers emerge with tender specificity. Music Review: Muti Directs ?Orfei ed Euridice? at the Salzburg Festival 2010-08-02T21:59:00Z Still, such exhibitionist adieus only add to the burgeoning mystique of this former chorister and self-styled "low-key brainiac". New band of the day (Phlo Finister No 1,534) 2013-06-17T15:08:36Z The players and choristers were empowered, it seemed, to trust in the music, articulate it honestly and let it be. Music Review: ?Missa Solemnis? Ends New York Philharmonic Season 2010-06-24T21:09:00Z The St. Luke choristers, 11 strong, were excellent en masse, and most of the members doubled as soloists, though the results there were mixed. Review: New York Youth Symphony and the Choir of St. Luke in the Fields Perform 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The choristers sing the church services and have an estimable concert series: their annual “Messiah” performances have long been the best in town. Music Review: Choir of New College, Oxford, at St. Thomas Church 2010-04-21T22:26:00Z The score is filled with stirring choruses, which were dispatched with crisp diction and full-bodied sound by the impressive Bolshoi choristers. Bolshoi Opera Brings ‘The Tsar’s Bride’ to Lincoln Center 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Just before the coronavirus pandemic began, she noticed some of the female choristers filming a dance routine for their own TikTok accounts. On TikTok, an Organist Finds an Audience, and Herself 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The American Guild of Musical Artists, which represents choristers, dancers and others, accepted the arrangement in January, and its members are receiving paychecks. The Met Opera’s Musicians, Unpaid Since April, Are Struggling 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z His father, Louis Halsey, founded several British choirs, and at the age of 8 Simon was sent off to be a boy chorister at New College, Oxford. Simon Halsey, Preaching to, and for, the Choir 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The report comes from a union that represents artists who made Domingo’s career possible, including other singers, choristers, dancers and stage personnel. Perspective | Plácido Domingo’s reputation as a performer enabled the opera world to ignore his predatory behavior 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z For this year’s service, he rewrote bass and tenor parts for altos and sopranos so it would work with the choristers who agreed to sing. Christmas Without Music? Churches Are Finding a Way 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z Here many of the female members of the chorus, Musica Sacra, were strewn among the orchestra, and the vocal soloists took places surrounded by choristers. Music Review: Orchestra of St. Luke?s at Carnegie Hall 2012-04-15T21:04:44Z During crowd scenes, the coordination between the pit and the choristers onstage was mostly solid, but still cautious. Review: Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ at the Met, and a Question of Career Timing 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z The company — 350 musicians, choristers, dancers, stage crew members and principal singers — arrived on Monday ahead of performances from June 4-19 in Nagoya and Tokyo. Star of Met?s Japan Tour Drops Out 2011-05-31T07:45:54Z Contracts for 12 unions, including those of the choristers, orchestra players and stagehands, remain unresolved, and in some cases are far from resolution. As Some Met Employees Come to Work, Others Protest Near Lincoln Center 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z But generations of devoted choristers have served much of his music well on recordings, not least the Tallis Scholars. Classical Playlist: Brahms, Vivaldi and Tallis 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Recently, Ms. Howell and a few of her fellow choristers made some resolutions. It?s Yale Glee Club?s Year To Look Back, and Ahead 2011-04-07T21:17:25Z For the dramatic “Passion,” the choristers had memorized their parts, enabling them to sing while moving about in the space and interacting with the soloists, the audience and one another. The Berlin Radio Choir Sings Rachmaninoff’s Vespers 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z The dancers and choristers filed offstage dripping, their feet stained slightly red. Watch the Met Opera Stage a Sea of Blood 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z There, on risers as high as a sports stadium section, were 1,200 choristers warming up for a rehearsal of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, nicknamed “Symphony of a Thousand.” ArtsBeat: In Caracas, Doubling Up the Orchestra 2012-02-16T12:08:41Z The choir have, nevertheless, maintained their core membership of 80, and their choristers are determined to move with the times. Welsh male voice choris: a vocal minority 2011-02-01T21:30:01Z Three tiers of seating were on the stage, with choristers playing spirits of the dead looking down on the action in Mark Morris’s production. The Met’s Herculean Task: 4 Operas in 48 Hours 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The sixth is a student at Juilliard, as are the choristers and members of the impressive orchestra. Music Review: ‘Così Fan Tutte,’ at Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2012-11-16T23:12:47Z Upon learning of the invitation, some choristers immediately voiced concerns about China’s air quality; others were worried about Internet access, traffic, long lines and crowds. Think the logistics of a family trip are tough? Try 2 weeks in China for 100 singers. 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z As the orchestra played up the fortissimos, the chorus produced a formidable wave of voices in contrast, with the choristers singing soft, supple lines with striking musicality. Review | Choral Arts hits the mark with a serious Rossini 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Crouch, true to form, creates moment after moment of stage magic: Video images dart across painted scrims; projections play upon sheets of paper the choristers hold up. Review: ‘Aging Magician,’ a Fable Complete With Complexities 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z And suddenly this quirky campfire orchestra who bash ukuleles and sing in unison like a clean-cut gang of choristers starts to assume a quasi-religious quality. New band of the day (Walk Off the Earth No 1,500) 2013-04-25T16:33:34Z Forty-five years later, Granada Television reunited some of the choristers for a documentary about that day. Choral story 2011-06-28T07:03:20Z It was not only the spiky, sparkly freshness of the melodies and the clear, high voices of the junior choristers I found exciting. Season's reading: I Sing of a Maiden 2010-12-21T16:11:01Z Still, there was a palpable sense of relief, however wary, among the choristers and players on Friday morning. As Some Met Employees Come to Work, Others Protest Near Lincoln Center 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z I was not sure, though the choristers certainly looked wondrous in their striking yellow garments. Music Review: Hans Neuenfels Gathers Rats in ?Lohengrin? 2010-08-04T22:14:00Z The works performed by Blue Heron escaped such ignominies because a chorister from Magdalene College, Oxford, copied them out for use in the newly reconstituted Canterbury Cathedral. Review: Singing the Lone Survivors of Nearly Lost Music 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The management announced in October that 182 choristers and musicians would be fired and hired back as freelancers during the opera season. Jobs saved at Rome's opera house 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z The girls of St Albans Abbey are aged eight to 14, drawn – as are the boy choristers – from local schools, not a dedicated choir school. Mendelssohn: Choral Music – review 2012-09-29T23:05:35Z "It included stamping feet and shouts from the choristers," recalls Cleobury. King's College choir: meet the choirmaster 2012-12-19T19:30:01Z With two or three singers to a part and women stepping into the shoes of boy choristers, Blue Heron brings a zesty and sensual sound to these works of devotional music. Review: Singing the Lone Survivors of Nearly Lost Music 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Against tall, sliding and swiveling panels in pocked gun-metal black, lined with rivets and portholes, bedraggled choristers bearing worn suitcases lament historical and present trespasses to haunting effect. Music Review: ?Klinghoffer? Returns, to Be Debated Anew 2011-06-17T22:32:42Z Musically, too, it fosters diversity with a targeted training program that teaches choristers to sing in a variety of styles and sounds. Review: Brooklyn Youth Chorus Explores Issues Facing Its Members 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Its boy choristers sang in the memorable performances of Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” that he led in 2014 at the Park Avenue Armory with the Berlin ensemble and the Berlin Radio Choir. Simon Rattle to Lead Tribute at St. Thomas Church 1459-05-31T05:00:00Z But the chords are wistful and pleading, as if the timid choristers, feeling unworthy, are asking the Lord permission to praise him. Anthony Tommasini’s Musical Moments 2012-11-16T16:10:59Z Sometimes, he has strong opinions: He insisted on the simple color scheme for “Lohengrin,” for example, because he wanted to highlight the connection with the choristers. The Maestro Wore Blue: Bringing Pizazz to the Pit at the Met 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The choristers of MasterVoices, singing from memory with robust sound, stood on risers toward the back of the stage, sometimes using hand gestures to engage with the main characters. Review: Kelli O’Hara’s Operatic Turn in ‘Dido and Aeneas’ 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z He knew he would be writing for a combination of professional choristers, as well as many eager but untrained singers, including some who could not read music. ‘The Public Domain’: Cherished Harmony in a Splintered Nation 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Richard Pittsinger, a chorister in the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, was scheduled to sing the soprano solo in Brahms’s “German Requiem” alongside his father, the baritone David Pittsinger, on Thursday evening. Music in Review: Music in Review: St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys 2012-11-11T23:08:21Z Send choristers in costume out to the lobbies to pose for selfies. The Met Opera Is Struggling. How Can It Fill Those Empty Seats? 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Eight instrumentalists, including Mr. Dessner on guitar and Ms. Shaw on viola, perform atop a rough-hewed wood platform, leaving ample space in front for the choristers to sing and move about. Bryce Dessner Debuts 'Black Mountain Songs' at BAM 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z In this “concert installation,” as the director, Jochen Sandig, called it, choristers mingled throughout in close, sometimes direct, contact with listeners. The Best Classical Music of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z From the moment this program was announced, the musicians and choristers made clear that rank-and-file company artists, not the administration, were putting on this celebration. Music Review: City Opera Farewell Includes Plácido Domingo 2014-02-23T22:11:51Z The choristers gradually rise, hover around the action and comment, as in a Greek drama. The Operas ‘Facing Goya’ and ‘Katya Kabanova,’ at Spoleto 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z He was a chorister at St Michael’s College, Tenbury, where he came to love the Anglican liturgy and its musical tradition. Jonathan Harvey, Modernist Composer, Is Dead at 73 2012-12-07T02:22:20Z In the two big choral scenes, the first-act tempest and the gathering of the entire ensemble in the second scene of Act 3, the CSO choristers were simply magnificent. Triumphant 'Otello' marks Muti's return to CSO 2011-04-08T16:30:00Z Scientists warned that choristers risked spreading the disease via airborne droplets, even in small groups. A Choir Tries to Keep Its Christmas Tradition Alive 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Harvey forged the sound of the bell with the pure treble voice of his son, then a chorister in the cathedral choir. The Rest is Noise festival: what's your favourite piece of 20th-century music? 2012-11-29T20:00:02Z A former head chorister at Bradford cathedral, he studied piano and guitar, and had been accepted for a place at the Royal Northern College of Music's opera course – before fate and Simon Cowell intervened. Gareth Gates's trip to Loserville 2012-06-17T17:29:01Z On Tuesday, those 1953 choristers will be returning to the abbey as it welcomes the Queen and members of the royal family to a special commemoration. Ovaltine, chocolate and a bottle of milk: choristers recall coronation highlights 2013-06-02T07:30:04Z Vertical storage spaces become alcoves from which individual choristers sing. Music Review: Reimagining Wagner’s ‘Meistersinger’ at Salzburg Festival 2013-08-05T21:45:01Z Here, as Marguerite steadfastly climbed tiers of steps to meet her heavenly reward, the choristers, still in white lab coats, stood on the side balconies and stairs, looking oddly serious. Music Review: A Review of the Metropolitan Opera?s ?Faust? 2011-11-30T13:23:05Z The choristers portray the villagers, wearing a mix of traditional and modern clothing, some in saris and sandals, some in trousers and T-shirts, all in shades of earth and rust. Review: A Precious Harvest in ‘The Pearl Fishers’ at the Met 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z The voices of 36 choristers mix with the organ, a trumpet, a baritone horn, a violin, cymbals and the thundering timpani, as 400 congregants, packed cheek by jowl, join in. Christmas Without Music? Churches Are Finding a Way 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z When the speaker gets going, the choristers sometimes murmur nervously in the background. Review: Son Confronts Father to End a Leonard Bernstein Festival 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z They then heard choristers from Truro Cathedral as they arrived at St Ives Harbour - some of whom sang at the Coronation. King Charles and Queen Camilla meet crowds during visit to St Ives 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Another chorister Marj Levy, from Bristol, said the virus had left her "very, very breathless". World's longest Covid sufferer Dave Smith takes West End stage 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The sound of choristers and trumpeters filling Westminster Abbey. AP PHOTOS: Pageantry, rain herald King Charles’ coronation 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Built around the theme “Called to Serve,” the coronation service will begin with one of the youngest members of the congregation - a boy chorister - greeting the king. Charles III to be crowned in ancient rite at uncertain time 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Recipients will include all police officers, ambulance workers, choristers and military personnel working at the Coronation. Frontline workers to receive Coronation medal 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Built around the theme “Called to Serve,” the coronation service will begin with one of the youngest members of the congregation — a Chapel Royal chorister — greeting the king. Details revealed about King Charles III’s coronation service 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z The choristers spent months preparing for the service, learning the music and lyrics to the hymns they would sing during the three-hour long ceremony. Queen’s coronation recalled as UK prepares to crown her son 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Alongside Sir Antonio, Andrew Nethsingha, who last year was appointed organist and master of the choristers at Westminster Abbey, will direct the music during the service and oversee all musical arrangements. King's Coronation: Conducting the Westminster Abbey service is a 'daunting job' 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z A gospel choir will also perform, as will choristers from Westminster School. King Charles: When is the coronation and what do we know about it? 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z At the moment when the King is acclaimed, the Latin call "Vivat" will be sung by choristers from Westminster School, as it has been for previous coronations, including the late Queen in 1953. Andrew Lloyd Webber piece among new coronation music 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z “The decision to combine old and new reflects the cultural breadth of the age in which we live,’’ said Andrew Nethsingha, the organist and master of choristers at Westminster Abbey. Anthem for Charles III’s coronation written by Lloyd Webber 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Wilkinson, now 81, remembers being stunned when the choristers entered the church for their first on-site rehearsal a few weeks before the coronation. Queen’s coronation recalled as UK prepares to crown her son 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Every so often a chorister is required to go out and perform a “solo.” Review | In the gripping ‘My Father’s House,’ a priest takes on the Nazis 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Now only one member works at the much smaller steelworks site, said chorister Chris Evans, who is also secretary of the Welsh Male Choir Association. World Cup 2022: Is Wales still the land of song? 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The choristers performed his elegiac anthem on the most public stage imaginable. Queen's funeral composer: I had to keep my work secret 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Alongside the chorister programme, the church has also delivered music workshops and recitals for around 300 children, and set up a community choir. Birmingham choir raising aspirations of black and Asian children 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z But we do know that the choirs of Westminster Abbey and His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace will perform under James O’Donnell, the abbey’s music director, organist and master of choristers. Queen had ‘immensely detailed knowledge’ of music, says royal composer 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Woven around these two main threads are colorful testimonies from all eight choristers. Review | In the gripping ‘My Father’s House,’ a priest takes on the Nazis 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Mr Nwovu's brother, also a chorister, was shot in the leg and is recovering in hospital. Nigeria Owo church attack: Survivors tell of horror 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z To do this, he made the “sound world quite all-encompassing,” placing two trios of clarinet, trumpet and percussion in side balconies, along with occasional choristers. Met’s new ‘Hamlet’: To be or not to be true to the text 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z It’s hard to do better than Thomas’s own description of the work, composed for a septet of muted brass and performed on Friday by a row of players from the heights of the chorister seats. Review | Michael Tilson Thomas and NSO offer a grand panorama of American music 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Letters from the choristers can found on the website of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where the production was performed. Review: Beethoven remade as Black Lives Matter music at the Broad Stage 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Posting the final work on social media, Mr Gouldler, a former chorister at the church, said: "It's still strange seeing nine of myself. I've had lots of lovely messages and a really positive response." 'It's still strange seeing nine of myself' 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z The choristers appointed her president and sang to her mother in the hospital a week before she died of cancer. A baritone finds a safe way choirs can sing together again: over car radios 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z In a concession to the fact that the Gothic cathedral is still being rebuilt, the choristers wore construction hard hats and boiler suits, and there was no audience. With choir in hard hats, fire-ravaged Notre-Dame rings in Christmas 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z As a child, he was a member of the choristers at Durham Cathedral in England. Chad Stuart, pop star with the 1960s British singing duo Chad & Jeremy, dies at 79 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Alzheimers Scotland's Home Comforts and Joy online festive concert takes place on 22 December and promises uplifting choristers, talented musicians and a magical message from Santa. Seven things Covid can't stop you doing this Christmas 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z “A Gift of Song” — noon Saturday, Dec. 19: Seattle Girls Choir “A Gift of Song” performance celebrates the winter season and perseverance of over 150 choristers ages 5-18. Plan your holiday season with this list of holiday events in the Seattle area for 2020 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Lose your ego in the exhortations of hundreds of choristers imploring — from quietest whispers to some of the loudest acoustic music possible — glory. Miss the ecstasy and extravagance of Mahler's Eighth? You're not alone 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The choristers performed classical pieces by composers Mozart and Schubert, but also a more light-hearted repertoire, including “Jingle Bells.” With choir in hard hats, fire-ravaged Notre-Dame rings in Christmas 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z The Daily Telegraph once described his choristers admiringly as “13 going on 65.” Stephen Cleobury, celebrated choirmaster of King’s College, Cambridge, dies at 70 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Cathedral chorister Daniel said it was "very good because you get a brilliant view and get to look at a completely different perspective". Why are cathedrals hosting slides and crazy golf? 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Mr Johnson may hope his jibes about "watermelon smiles" and "Aids-ridden choristers" will be quietly dismissed as crude journalistic flourishes. Boris Johnson: Should Africa shrug, smile or scowl? 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Influenced by his father who worked as the director of the town's musicians, Bach started out as a chorister before learning the violin. Harmonize like composer Bach with Google's first AI Doodle. 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z As a chorister, she performed in Dubai and has also played and conducted in the US, India, Germany and Switzerland. Meet Afghanistan's first all-female orchestra 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z The appeal grounds include that the “verdicts are unreasonable and cannot be supported” by the evidence of more than 20 witnesses who testified, including clerics, choristers and altar servers. Sex abuse convictions of Australia cardinal prove polarizing 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The appeal grounds include that the "verdicts are unreasonable and cannot be supported" by the evidence of more than 20 witnesses who testified, including clerics, choristers and altar servers. Sex abuse convictions of Australia cardinal prove polarizing 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The choristers were expected to sing from the first day of term one to Christmas Day. The Kid and The Choirboy – the harrowing story of George Pell's victims 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z In fact, police meant the abuse had taken place after the 60 choristers had sung at the liturgical highlight of the week - the so-called Solemn Mass that starts at 11 a.m. every Sunday. Australia jury hears cardinal’s side in police interview 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z More than 20 witnesses, including clerics, choristers and altar servers, testified during the trial. Australian Cardinal Pell convicted of molesting 2 choirboys 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z The defense argued that none of the choristers recalled seeing two choirboys break from a procession from the cathedral front door to the choir change room after mass in December 1996 because it never happened. Differences between Cardinal Pell’s prosecution and defense 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z A 15-year-old girl from North Yorkshire and a chorister at a Gloucestershire abbey have been named BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year. Winners named in BBC chorister contest 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z At the end of the year, The Choirboy was to be a chorister no more – he was moved out of St Kevin’s to a more affordable local Catholic secondary. The Kid and The Choirboy – the harrowing story of George Pell's victims 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z But it is hard to resist choristers dancing in the aisles or Gershon happily banging out the pulse on the piano. From 19th Century Memphis to modern-day L.A.: Master Chorale time-travels through 'dreams of the new world' 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z None recalled ever seeing the complainant and the other victim break from a procession of choristers, altar servers and clerics to go to the back room. Australian Cardinal Pell convicted of molesting 2 choirboys 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z The House of Commons chamber, where politicians glare at each other across an aisle like hostile choristers, looks the way it does through historical accident. 'A tale of decay': the Houses of Parliament are falling down 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z To put that in context, Christmas choristers singing the descant line of Hark! Hitting the highest note in New York 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z They wear ties, rather bravely, in front of pint-sinking choristers and local rockers in 1970s tour T-shirts. Public Service Broadcasting: 'we wanted to do something on a more human level' 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z The age of choristers ranges from a 19 year old to 94-year-old Bill Cash, who lives in Bristol and has been travelling to practice twice a week for 47 years. Welsh male voice choirs worry for future - BBC News 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Emma Watson delivers her melodies purely, demurely, and cleanly on the note, like a chorister, but that is not enough. “Beauty and the Beast” and “T2 Trainspotting” Reviews 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z "You want to know, don't you? Why they keep coming here - to Earth," his sepulchral tones intone, accompanied by a ghostly chorister. Super Bowl trailers whip up fan anticipation - BBC News 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z From the ominous string opener to the tender floating phrases of the concluding “Agnus Dei,” the choristers and instrumentalists tackled the 90-minute work thoughtfully as a cohesive whole. Choral Arts tackles Berlioz’s epic Requiem 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z There is an old choristers’ adage that goes, “When the music is marked forte, sing so you can hear yourself; when it’s marked piano, sing so you can hear the others.” Letter of Recommendation: Choir 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Some 46 choirs of 102 surveyed by BBC Wales said they were concerned, while 50 estimated they had fewer choristers than 10 years ago. Welsh male voice choirs worry for future - BBC News 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Its sweet melodies for choristers, harmonizing prettily as they move about in Byrd’s dance-like circles and lines, clashes with the dark tenor of this cautionary tale. At Seattle Shakespeare, a ‘Medea’ who is plenty angry 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Shortly after three, loudspeakers that had been set up around the cloister’s edge started playing a recording of the English folk song “Scarborough Fair,” as arranged for boy choristers. Gucci’s Renaissance Man 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The choristers meanwhile, are deeply upset by the management's insistence that they sign new, less favourable, contracts. ENO choristers vote to strike over pay and job cuts - BBC News 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Equity said the choristers are currently paid £32,900 annually, and would find it difficult to continue living in London if they lost a quarter of their salary. English National Opera singers to be balloted over strike - BBC News 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Chairman Mark Stocker said at the last count there were 90 choristers on the books - with 30 new members in the past five years. Welsh male voice choirs worry for future - BBC News 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The choristers will sing rhythms, melodies and languages from every corner of the globe, including Japanese ballads, passionate songs in Swahili and Portuguese, and others. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z On still mornings I have stood on the lip of the precipice and listened to the songs of bellbirds rising like choristers’ psalms from the forest below. Saint Francis of Assisi Inspired the Pope—and Me 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z It denied it was proposing a 25% pay cut on chorister's annual pay, as Equity had initially suggested. ENO choristers vote to strike over pay and job cuts - BBC News 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z The choristers attended a news conference in London on Monday announcing the ballot, and performed a song from The Pirates Of Penzance. English National Opera singers to be balloted over strike - BBC News 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Born in Newquay in 1919, he became a chorister at Westminster Abbey at the age of eight, where he was conducted by Sir Edward Elgar. Conductor Sir David Willcocks dies aged 95 - BBC News 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z He was firm as he put the choristers through their paces. Ninety-member elite choir tunes up for the pope’s Washington visit 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z However, the executives also had to acknowledge that the choristers were the real experts, and that the conductor should give over some control to them. Ambidextrous Leadership: Leading As An Introvert and Extrovert Simultaneously 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z It used to be that when you go to church only the choristers and the priests wore uniforms. Why Ghanaians love uniforms 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z Expect a hearty and affirmative reading from the massed singers of the Oratorio Society of New York and, on the following night, a firmly elegant account from the professional choristers of Musica Sacra. Goings On: Celebrating the Holidays 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z “But they also prayed for fertile marriages, and the boy choristers in the churches dressed up as virgins. So there was a certain degree of cross dressing in the actual ceremony of All Hallow’s Eve.” The Definitive History of Sexy Halloween Costumes 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z And as choir director Tom Stehle led a rigorous 2½-hour rehearsal, the choristers’ voices filled the church with Gregorian chants, old-fashioned hymns and songs from the pope’s native Argentina. Ninety-member elite choir tunes up for the pope’s Washington visit 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z This is what Parush and Koivunen called the “paradox” of leadership: the managers were to be authoritative, yet deferential — to take charge, but also to let the choristers do what they do best. Ambidextrous Leadership: Leading As An Introvert and Extrovert Simultaneously 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Inside the chapel, he encounters a group of grey-haired American choristers. U2: ‘It’s the job of art to be divisive’ 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z The choristers will sing Canon Michael McCarthy’s arrangement of “My Country ’tis of Thee.” Religion events from across the Washington area 2014-05-10T02:09:00Z Arts@Midday, a performance by senior girl choristers from Washington National Cathedral. Religion events from across the Washington area 2014-05-02T20:49:49Z At the same time, he was a chorister at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London and studied with the prominent baritone Roy Henderson. John Shirley-Quirk, Bass-Baritone, Is Dead at 82 2014-04-21T02:35:13Z The choristers say their work rules — which the Met would like to change — discourage management from overscheduling them. The Working Life: Asking How Much an Opera Singer’s Work Is Worth 2014-04-20T17:02:49Z The Georgetown University Chamber Singers join its choristers with Modern Musick, a Baroque period instrument ensemble, in a program of viols and voices performing English music from the 17th century. Washington area religion events 2014-01-25T06:02:51Z Canterbury Cathedral's male choir is made up of 25 choristers, aged between eight and 13, from Canterbury's St Edmund's School and 12 lay clerks, professional singers who work locally. Cathedral girls sing for first time 2014-01-09T11:59:41Z But cathedral chorister James Davies told BBC Wales: "The choir for the time being will just consist of the boys. "The men won't be there unfortunately. Cathedral cuts choristers' jobs 2013-12-20T16:15:46Z In fact, as his team-mates never cease to remind him, in his early years he was a more gifted chorister than he was a cricketer. Alastair Cook: our very own captain fantastic 2012-12-09T00:06:55Z Some will argue that the choristers’ contract is excessive. The Working Life: Asking How Much an Opera Singer’s Work Is Worth 2014-04-20T17:02:49Z Grew up in the Essex village of Wickham Bishops; was a chorister at St Paul's cathedral school; plays the clarinet; won a music scholarship to Bedford school; made his county debut for Essex at 18. Pass notes No 3,238: Alastair Cook 2012-08-29T19:00:26Z Sixteen choristers aged 12 to 16 were selected for the Canterbury Cathedral Girls' Voluntary Choir in November. Cathedral girls sing for first time 2014-01-09T11:59:41Z The cathedral employs professional choristers - or lay clerks as they are known - alongside 16 boy choristers. Cathedral cuts choristers' jobs 2013-12-20T16:15:46Z Then he asked to be introduced to a member who, in more than one sense, is one of the stalwarts of the choristers, Joe Ruff. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z I sometimes sing it to myself for fun, as I go along; it makes a man walk like a chorister in a procession. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z The choristers had come in at four o'clock from service with the head master, whose week it was for chanting, and had settled down to their respective desks. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z And then The question sets one's brains afire— Why choristers on earth are men, If women form the heavenly choir? Punch, or the London Charivari, October 21st 1893 2012-04-04T02:01:00.747Z The choir will now consist of boy choristers during the week with a budget to pay adult choristers on an occasional basis for weekend services and special occasions. Cathedral cuts choristers' jobs 2013-12-20T16:15:46Z And as chorister and understudy I was engaged. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Here Prissy proceeded to equip Toady Lion in one of her own "nighties," very much against that chorister's will. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z A long line of priests and choristers moved across the lofty hall within; bands of fair maidens robed in white approached Esgair, and tenderly saluting her placed her in their midst. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z He was, for some years, a chorister at Westminster Abbey, but early adopted painting as his profession. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z Seville gentlemen in dress suits followed, and then the Archbishop in cope and miter, with canons, beneficiaries, and choristers in vestments rich in gold and embroidery. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Behind the scenes the principals and the choristers almost mobbed me with congratulations. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Presently the Rector returned to the house for his surplice; and ten minutes later, a tall and saintly figure, followed his hobnailed and bullet-headed choristers into the chancel. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z As a boy he was a chorister at the royal chapel, but showing strong inclination for art, he in 1775 entered as a student at the Royal Academy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z At first a chorister in the Chapel Royal, he studied art at the Academy schools, became an Associate in 1793, and was elected full member in 1795. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z Some knelt in meditation, others affectionately watched the dance of the lads; they too, as boys, may have been choristers. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Eastcot relates that a hare left her retreat to listen to some choristers who were singing on the banks of the Mersey, retiring whenever they ceased singing, and reappearing as they recommenced their strains. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z He was a good man, and a well-known chorister. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z Young men and boys above, in flowing robes as choristers, overhung the maiden forms of the gallery below; and of these last, every one wore roses on the breast, as well as glistening raiment. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z One afternoon, a phalanx of choristers lined up at the entrance of the Carreno, exhorting us to “March for God.” Crazy Caracas Has Dudamel, Concrete, Tots: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2012-02-22T05:23:05Z We asked a white-robed young chorister when the procession would form. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Towards evening myriads of insects, who had shunned the solar heat, hum around us; while night calls forth its choristers; and as they cease to sing other creatures proclaim the dawn. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z A more sentimental variant of the story made the hider a pious little chorister, shot down by Cromwell in the chapel itself for refusing to reveal where lay his precious charge! Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Gerre Hancock was the organist and master of the choristers at St. Thomas Church in Manhattan for more than 30 years. Gerre Hancock, St. Thomas Church Organist, Dies at 77 2012-01-26T04:37:00Z And, glowing with his duty's worth, Each starry-tress�d chorister With look that savours not of earth Tends like a rosy cherub there. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z When introducing the Lutheran order of worship Luther took great pains that not only the pastors and choristers, but also the congregations might sing their hymns to God in heaven in their own mother's tongue. Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history 2012-01-12T03:00:13.267Z The professor heard the little boy sing and play, and was so pleased with his performances that he procured him an engagement as chorister in one of the local churches. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z Intonā′tion, act or manner of sounding musical notes: modulation of the voice: the opening phrase of any plain-song melody, sung usually either by the officiating priest alone, or by one or more selected choristers. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Mediation that began on Dec. 19 by the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service ended yesterday at 9 p.m., said Alan Gordon, national executive director of the American Guild of Musical Artists, which represents choristers. New York City Opera Locks Out Unions as Federal Mediation Fails 2012-01-09T22:14:39Z The company on Sunday announced a lockout affecting 47 musicians and a few dozen choristers, stage managers, directors, assistant directors and soloists. New York City Opera Cancels Rehearsals as Steel Battles Unions 2012-01-09T08:55:25Z When at school in this town, we were candidates for a chorister’s place and he obtained it.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Presently there was a lull among the choristers. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z On the eve of the feast of Corpus Christi the choristers of Durham Cathedral ascend the tower, and, clad in their fluttering robes of white, sing the Te Deum. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z Cummings, then a chorister of the Temple Church, sang alto in the chorus at the first London performance. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z With him were three young choristers, laboring away at the "Kyrie Eleison,"—he made the fourth in the Quartette, and played the accompaniment, too, losing, moreover, nothing of what went on below. A Trip to Cuba 2011-12-05T03:00:49.610Z She ran a sort of school for choristers in London and had, I believe, some idea of training the poor boys of the city to sing in choirs. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z This they accompanied with songs, the king himself acting as chorister, while the women applauded each feat of activity in the dancer, by repeating the words, Wocash! The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z The organ music is often superb, and the choristers are highly trained. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z The Gospel used to be read from this gallery, and sometimes the psalms were sung there by the priests and choristers. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z One didn't hear a sound—the silence was striking—there wasn't even the usual murmur of priest or chorister at the altar as there was no mass going on. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z For the winter is over, and the woods are browning and the choristers of the fields are calling me to matins—and I do not go. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z An earnest supplication to Saint Winifred was then poured forth by Father Garnet, in which all the others joined, and a hymn in her honour chanted by the choristers. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z A figure of Christian faith stands there in its stead, and from the Cathedral issue the strains of the choristers and the swelling of the organ. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z But you must never forget that there is not only a high honour, but also a very solemn responsibility connected with the office of a chorister. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Alas! alas! ye choristers of Heaven, O brothers, tear those garlands from your brows And change the blithesome livery of joy For sorrow's gruesome garb. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z There was something of exultation over the earth that evening and of untranslatable beauty, and the evening song of the birds was like that of choristers in a great cathedral. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Everything being at last in readiness, and the order of march fully arranged, two youthful choristers, in surplices, chanting a hymn to Saint Winifred, set forth. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The baby grew, and the earnings were very small; besides, the chorister had charged a rouble for his lessons, and God knows how much time the study-hours occupied each day. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z The chancel is furnished with handsome oak stalls for the choristers, I believe; as every chancel ought to be. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z The Archangel Gabriel, "The Herald from the towering Throne of Thrones," now approaches, with all the choristers of Heaven, to unfold the last divine decree. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z The crowd filled the court in front of the temple; rich and poor, devout followers of Mosaism, were mixed together, and the chorister intoned the prayer Achre. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z The chapter consists of a dean, three archdeacons, two precentors, two vicars choral, six minor canons, six lay clerks, and eight choristers, with an income of £2,000. per annum. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z At least, in this way the old chorister, who was not very patient, would not be made to torment Radionek, whom he would doubtless have caused to pass some unhappy half-hours. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z Mr. Ambrose came first, then the eight senior members of the choir, then the seven boy choristers, and last came Harry. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Then he concludes with stern sententiousness: "Thus is his fate who would assail God's Throne," which the choristers as gravely repeat. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z The chorus occupies but a small place in "Le R�ve," and the choristers are never seen upon the stage. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Her chorister is Goodman Frog, With a glow-worm for his link; And all who would make court to her, Are fain, good faith! to drink. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Fortunately, his sight was still good, which helped him very much in his work; and he found less difficulty, after all, than the chorister had feared. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z In the spring of 1781 the "elder" Garcia, being now six years old, became a chorister in the cathedral of his native town. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Come, then; I wish now all the choristers And hosts yet righteous and yet virtuous To part, at once, from these rebellious throngs. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z You are to be one of God's choristers, and there is to be a continual eucharistic sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving going up from your heart, with which God shall be continually well pleased. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z The college consisted of a warden, eight fellows in priests' orders, four deacons, and six boy choristers. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital 2011-08-26T02:00:28.290Z He became a chorister at the cathedral of Seville, and studied music under the best masters of that city. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The vicars, choristers, etc., first walked up the south aisle of the Church, where the bishop with a loud voice repeated the first verse of the 144th psalm. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See 2011-08-14T02:00:26.307Z Oh! come, Ye Heavenly choristers, and breathe your prayers. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z It was a good congregation, and they appeared to listen prayerfully whilst Father Leo with his choristers chanted the antiphony. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z This was given in 1859 by a citizen once a chorister. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital 2011-08-26T02:00:28.290Z The chief things were the music, the millinery, and the show—the white-robed choristers, the dim religious light. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z Priest, doctor, hermit, monk, martyr, nun, or chorister,—all these, leading holy and before men beautiful lives, were eternally foreordained to be lost before God fashioned star or sun. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The choristers now greet him with their songs Of praise, with sound of cymbal, pipe, and drum. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z English was taught by an American priest, who was also an excellent musician, and trained our little choristers very successfully. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z Sitting alone and apart, in a reverie, and blowing occasionally his mellow pipe, he seemed to exist only for his own comfort, and to forget that he was one of the choristers of the wood. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z Two young choristers rode before him, carrying torches; and the holy pix and anointing-cruse; under a screen, were borne by a couple of lay brothers. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The choristers file into their stalls; the celebrant and his assistants ascend to the altar and incense it in every part, as amid a great volume of choral harmony the service begins. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z A funeral train proceeded past St. Clement's church down to the old Strand, but without chaunting and ringing of bells, and without being accompanied by any choristers or ecclesiastics. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z Under crystalline skies and surrounded by balmy breezes, the musical demonstration by several dozen choristers and musicians, many in concert black, was a time-tested means of labor protest for orchestra players. ArtsBeat: City Opera Players Provide Their Own Accompaniment at Labor Protest 2011-06-30T17:51:20Z This custom of appointing a supervisor, as distinct from the schoolmaster, prevailed at the schools, other than schools for choristers, which were founded from time to time. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z The emperor was accompanied by a long-train of courtiers and officers, whose golden embroideries and glittering decorations vied in splendour with the magnificent costumes of the popes and choristers. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Then, rising, choristers and priests advance in procession down the chancel. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z We only succeeded in reviving him by strains of sacred music, chanted by the choristers, whom we brought to his cell. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Music and rosy dawn are the inspiration of “May Morning”; on Magdalen Tower a band of choristers chant their hymn to the Light of Heaven, according to ancient custom, upon the 1st of May. Holman Hunt Masterpieces in Colour 2011-06-09T02:00:21.080Z The duty of the cathedral master of grammar in relation to the choristers is evidenced by various disputes which occurred. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z The sextons and choristers found every morning the holy places scalped and the parsons had to stand there in the morning service. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z And now the congregation rises in a body as a long double file of surpliced choristers emerges from a side chapel. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z He used to sing as a chorister with the boys of the Latin school of the parish of St. George, where Fritz and he studied. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z On the mountain reside gods, the heavenly choristers, dancers and courtezans, gods who act as servants to the other gods, sacred sages, divine sages, great sages, and a number of moonees. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z Thus at Beverley in 1312, the master of grammar refused to teach, without the payment of fees, more than seven choristers. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z Its students sang in the Opera chorus, and every fortnight gave performances of their own, at which leading vocalists, choristers, and orchestra were exclusively from the Academy. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z At 19 he was appointed master of the choristers of Lincoln Cathedral, and subsequently organist, and held this situation for 56 years. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z During the evening the choristers had banded together, threatening to refuse their services unless I complied with an exorbitant claim which I considered they had no right to make. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z The St. Luna chorister could never bear this; but how to cheat him and feast a thousand ears? Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z These statutes provided, inter alia, that the master of the choristers, who was to be learned in grammar and song, was to be appointed by the Chancellor. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z Lablache, of my stage-manager, Mr. Parry, and a good many of the choristers, all of whom were under formal engagement to me. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z He was born in Norwich on April 27th, 1824, and at seven years of age became a chorister at the Cathedral. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z This really was the origin, now common at both Opera-houses, of the introduction of choristers from Italy. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Here he leaned add watched, till the chorister, seated on the musical sausage-sledge, struck with his finger the first note of the church-music. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z The college consisted of a master, twelve chaplains or fellows, eight clerks, and thirteen choristers. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z In Italy they had been choristers only by night, and in the day time had followed the various callings to which now in their difficult position they desired to return. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z On the broad windowsill at her right stood an oval, brass filigree frame holding a photograph of Leighton in his chorister vestments, and in front of the picture a dozen violets filled a wine-glass. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z The soloists, choristers, and orchestra arrived at about three o'clock on the Sunday afternoon, rather tired; and they spent this afternoon in hunting up hotels and boarding-houses. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z The chorister could not catch him, nor get scent of him. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z It consisted of a warden, six priests, six clerks, six choristers, and an almshouse for thirteen poor persons. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z All I was asked for by my choristers was permission to consider themselves free, and in a few cases a little money with which to buy wheelbarrows. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z Then the organ boomed, and the boy fell from paradise and joined the choristers chanting as they marched away behind the uplifted cross. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Titiens's aid, who went with me to one of the priests, with whom we afterwards visited the prison where our choristers were. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z If music is desired, the musicians or choristers should be in an adjacent room and the notes should be very low and soft. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z Lincoln, York, and Salisbury are three other secular cathedrals, at which choristers, who were boarded and lodged together, were maintained. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z At last my anxious choristers, looking everywhere for some sign, saw me driving towards them in a buggy with the Sheriff's officer. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z The pretty little church was densely crowded, and there was quite an inspiring array of clergy and choristers when the processional hymn was sung. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Some of the Italian choristers had been assured by Irish humorists that the streets of New York were infested by crocodiles and wild Indians; and these they were most unwilling to encounter. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z The gallery, which occupied the full width of the chapel, was divided into two parts, and in one of these were the choristers' seats and the organ. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z The boys, who acted as choristers in the monasteries, were lodged at the outer gate; they were clothed, fed, and educated at the expense of the monks. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z In many instances choristers were afraid to go through the streets to fulfil their duties. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z He had been originally a chorister in S. Paul’s Church at Liège. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z It was as if a building with a spire and chimes, altar and surpliced clergyman, white-robed choristers and bowed suppliants, would help her make the decision that a long, sleepless night had withheld. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z It was sung in nearly all stage productions until about twenty years ago, and is very much missed by local choristers when not performed with the piece on tour. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z It is necessary that we should add here some reference to schools for choristers. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z The choristers would not even wait until the close of the performance for their money, but insisted upon having it there and then. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z Such an amulet, applied to the neck of a chorister, is said to have increased his vocal powers three or four times. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The difference is that no Caucasian chorister, including the Scandinavian, has the faculty of enjoying herself with the same frankness and abandon as the African. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z There are no sermons except on special occasions, the ordinary ritual consisting of chants between the deacons and chorister boys, readings from certain portions of the Scripture, prayers, legends, the creed, etc. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z In addition to providing instruction, it was also necessary that the choristers should be lodged, clothed, and fed. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z In the meantime dark groups of choristers were congregated in different parts of the city, and things did, indeed, look gloomy. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z Only one word more, love: I assure you there is nothing coming yet but the company of choristers. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z Here stood the choristers and chaplains in a space railed off, with bare heads, and white surplices waving in the wind. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The choristers stand surpliced, looking eastwards to where the sun is rearing his red shoulder. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z The office of taking charge of the choristers developed more completely at other cathedrals. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z The chorus, finding that I had provided another orchestra, and had threatened to find other choristers, gave in; and I must say we succeeded in giving a very excellent performance, despite all difficulties. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z The original foundation at Eton consisted of a provost, 10 priests, 4 clerks, 6 choristers, a schoolmaster, 25 poor and indigent scholars, and the same number of poor men or bedesmen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Down the well-known avenue and lanes, the bearers advanced, looking like a great band of choristers. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z At some period, perhaps in an interval of his time at Deventer, he was a chorister at Utrecht under the famous organist of the cathedral, Jacob Obrecht. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z In course of time, the choristers’ school ceased to confine itself to the study of music and added Latin to its curriculum. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z There were, moreover, some sixty Italian choristers, whose travelling expenses had to be provided for to send them home to Italy. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z No deep mellow chant from the chorister—no soul-inspiring anthem, lifted the heart towards heaven. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Then I sit a little with Lady Stuart—then draw, while Lady Waterford has her choristers and other boy models to sit to her. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z "There are the choir-master and the Dean and Chapter, and the other choristers, and the Cistercians, and the mothers of the other choristers, who wish them to sing best." The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z In concert with such choristers, no wonder the human voices were uttered in tones especially earnest and lugubrious. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z But his letter-writing and his "autographs" for admiring ladies were done for him by a chorister, who was remunerated for his secretarial work at the rate of something like a penny Pickwick per month. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z The customary topics were discussed—the usual quantity of strong liquor was swallowed—and at intervals the choristers chanted the Psalms of David. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He was a chorister at Canterbury cathedral under Highmore Skeats, the organist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The next day Gottlieb began his training among the other choristers. The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z As his carriage entered the castle yard, they met the priest of the neighboring village with the holy sacrament, and attendant chorister. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z After them, the choristers of the same Seigneur, those attached to the domestic service as well as those attached to the holy chapel of the palace. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z One hundred and fifty-six choristers, termed asmároch, are entertained at the expense of the crown, upon extensive grants of land, to chant psalms and hymns each livelong night of the entire year. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Notwithstanding that Bach's predecessor Kuhnau had protested against Telemann's independence, the direction of the New Church's music passed out of the Cantor's control, though the School continued to provide the choristers. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z The other choristers understood very well what this meant, and some of them were not a little jealous of the new favourite, as they called him. The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z Can you hear the 'shimmer' in choristers' voices? No more subsidised soap for Cubans 2011-01-05T10:25:29Z Professor Howard uses special software to monitor choristers as they sing. Angelic sounds 2011-01-06T08:10:58Z Founded in 1498 its 100 choristers aged between 10 and 14 give about 300 international performances a year, living in dormitories while away from their families. Vienna Boys Choir admits possible sexual abuses 2010-03-12T13:16:00Z Augmenting the School's choristers, the Town Musicians took part in the Church services and were under the Cantor's direction. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z It was customary during the festival of St. Nicholas for one of the choristers to personate the character of a bishop. Cathedral Cities of England The simple ballad had no power over one in whose ear the maddening tones of the tambourine again awoke spectrally, and the echo of the marvellous song of the chorister overwhelmed the pure voice. Four Phases of Love Professor David Howard, from the University of York, thinks there is more to the choristers' sound than meets the ear. Angelic sounds 2011-01-06T08:10:58Z To help identify culprits, the choir appealed to former choristers, including the pair quoted anonymously in the Vienna newspaper Der Standard, to get in touch and provide names, dates and other relevant details. Vienna Boys Choir admits possible sexual abuses 2010-03-12T13:16:00Z A�saph, a Levite and psalmist appointed by David as leading chorister in the divine services. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The foundation originally consisted of a warden, ten fellows, three chaplains, seventy scholars, and sixteen choristers. Cathedral Cities of England He managed the property of the dean and chapter, and knew what were the rights, and also what were the wrongs, of prebendaries and minor canons,—of vicars choral, and even of choristers. Rachel Ray Ere long, spite of my antecedents, he succeeded in getting me the position of teacher of singing to the three lower classes, as the old chorister was daily growing deafer. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History It is the alluring tales of the sudden elevation of choristers which attract and fascinate the beginner. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life One Sunday evening, five choristers were walking on the banks of the River Mersey, in England. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom To have choristers close up to the altar is not a commendable use, though very general. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 You can still see the niche for the choristers over there, where the floor is raised and boarded. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales He was at once chorister, master of ceremonies, transcriber, illuminator, and collector. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses "Come to the hilltop: blackbird choristers Peal their clear anthem to the kneeling gorse." A Man in the Open Religious dances persisted longest on Shrove Tuesday, and a castanet dance by the choristers round the lectern is permitted three times a year in the cathedral of Seville. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The choir had in it the bishop's throne, and stalls for choristers. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 It was more than three centuries ago that native Thomas Tusser, musician, chorister, and farmer, gave to the world his incomparable "Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry." The Holy Earth He was born in 1845, and was educated as a chorister in the choir of Westminster Abbey. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday Near the church round the corner they've laid him at last, Where the willows 'n sympathy wave, And the mocking-bird, chorister meet for a Czar, Gently warbles a dirge o'er his grave. Harper's Round Table, July 30, 1895 The Emperor took his accustomed seat at the chanter's desk among the sumptuously dressed choristers. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century Young Camden received his early education at Christ’s Hospital and St Paul’s school, and in 1566 went to Magdalen College, Oxford, probably as a servitor or chorister. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Hope was hearing in imagination the swell of the great organ, the reed-like sweetness of the voices of the white-robed choristers. The Daughters of a Genius After receiving some instruction from the organist of Winchester cathedral, where he was a chorister from 1756 to 1759, he went to London at the age of fifteen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" With a happy home feeling, he then went into the vestry, put on his chorister's dress, and performed his functions during mass. Black Forest Village Stories In addition to a garrison, he had a chapel and, for it, almoners, acolytes, choristers. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern We are told that the whip with which he used to correct his choristers was kept at Rome as a relic for hundreds of years. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation The churches are likewise provided with a set of bells, have a regular band of choristers, besides flutes, dulcimers, clarions, and sackbuts, and some have even organs. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The mournful hymn of the choristers was now heard approaching. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist The schoolmaster doesn't know the choristers any more! Black Forest Village Stories But for that matter, all this service belongs to the people and not to any stilted crucifers or superior choristers smacking of professional piety. Seeds of Pine Therefore the choristers are docked of their allowance, and the loud-voiced anthem will blend with the secular strain, "I've no Money." Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) The more wealthy townships have the vestments of choristers, the chasuble and the full canonicals of a priest, mostly of velvet damask or silk, and of various colours and manufacture. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. High waved the crucifix upon the church yard gate, shining silvery bright through the evening twilight, and the choristers in double ranks drew slowly toward the grave. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist Solemnly and slowly the crowd of priests advanced; the insignia of the Bishop of Rome were carried in front; choristers with silvery voices sang sweet and sacred airs. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) The organist now sits on the south side, so that he can see his choristers, whether they sing in the choir or the nave. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See So it happens to you night after night, and the music reaches you no more than the songs of choristers reach the dead in the graves below. The Intellectual Life A parent values the position of a chorister for his son, and the organist is tempted soon to take advantage of the parent's unwillingness to withdraw his son. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. A row of shrill-voiced chorister boys, much muffled up in red comforters, stood foremost; behind them came the singing men and the performers on instruments—a diverse little crowd of men and youths. A Life Sentence A Novel He, however, is the victim of all the caprices of the company, from the prima donna, who in a miff kicks about his partition in a very piano cavatina, to each of the bandy-legged choristers. Physiology of The Opera The two lower panels represent labourers going to their work singing Benedicite, and a priest and choristers chanting Nunc Dimittis, in allusion to Ken's morning and evening hymns. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See At breeding-time, a number of these pretty choristers resort to a tree near the planter’s house, and from its outside branches weave their pendulous nests. Wanderings in South America In a parish choir, either voluntary or paid at a very low rate, the exhibition of bad temper or discourtesy in manner is quickly followed, in all probability, by the loss of the offended chorister. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. The superintendent should select the hymns, in conference with the chorister. Training the Teacher Also at the same time choir stalls were introduced, the choristers being p. 140brought from the gallery, which latter feature was rightly removed altogether. The Annals of Willenhall May heavenly choristers descend in visions, And point thee out the joys awaiting those Who dedicate on earth their lives to Heav'n. Olla Podrida Birds twittered out and in the ivy and rose covered walls of the old English manor-house, and the blithe laughter of the young people blended with the melodious singing of the choristers around. Little Frida A Tale of the Black Forest I have no trouble as regards discipline, as a fine, or the knowledge that their places can be instantly filled by the probationers, keeps the choristers well in their places. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. We are reminded, in reference to Edwin Drood, that the chief tenor singer never heads the procession of choristers. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land The French chorister was not daunted by the Lottchen, but, as my uncle maintained, sang his part, spectacles on nose, in the finest falsetto that ever proceeded forth from a human breast. Weird Tales. Vol. I Heavy music-books were carried By the choristers, some hardly Strong enough to bear the folios. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. Here is a woodland chorister who sings of peace and calls to holy thoughts, voicing the evening prayer of the woodland world. Old Plymouth Trails I never allow the Cathedral choristers to practise in a loud tone of voice, yet their voices are rich and mellow, and there is never any want of power when it is required. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. He superintended the choral service and the choristers. The Church Handy Dictionary In the distance the birds were beginning their morning song; but here the shadow of the mountains lay heavy upon wood and stream and the feathered choristers awoke more slowly. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga The cassock is also worn by choristers and choirmen under their surplices. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia The squire grew purple and all, And every little chorister bestrode his carven stall. The Lord of Misrule And Other Poems If you lack power, increase the number of choristers, and subdue the voices. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. The choristers of the brushwood seemed to be in difficulties over the beginning, also. Claim Number One On the right hand is a saint receiving a mitre from two bishops, surrounded by other bishops, monks, choristers, &c. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia It is not specially a Priestly garment, as it is worn by Deacons and also by Lay-Readers, and in a modified form by choristers. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia Originally, a single chorister intoned the Plain Song, to which a full chorus responded. On the Execution of Music, and Principally of Ancient Music Payment can be increased for those who take Tonic Sol-fa or other sight-singing certificates, which of course increase their value as choristers. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. He was chorister of the cathedral church of Utrecht till he was nine years old; after which he was sent to Deventer to be instructed by the famous Alexander Hegius, a Westphalian. In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts Cecilia gives her choristers their choice, And lets them all drink wine to clear the voice. 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