choirmaster

[ kwahyuhr-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

noun

1. the director of a choir.

choirmaster

/ ˈkwaɪəˌmɑːstə /

noun

1. a person who trains, leads, or conducts a choir

Word History and Origins

Origin of choirmaster¹

First recorded in 1855–60; choir + master

Example Sentences

David Pickthall, who was appointed an MBE in 2015 for services to education and charity, worked as a teacher at Brentwood School in Essex and as a choirmaster in the London Borough of Havering when some of his offending happened.

From BBC

One said the former choirmaster had been a "pillar of the music community in Brentwood", then added: "We are disgusted in you."

From BBC

“Dr. Throckmorton offered me a job as Chumley Prep’s new middle school choirmaster and music instructor!”

From Literature

Celebrity coaches Amanda Holden, Motsi Mabuse and actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, will join choirmaster Gareth Malone to prepare the choir for the Windsor Castle event.

From BBC

Albert Russell, an acclaimed organist and choirmaster who was the music director of St. John’s Episcopal Church on Lafayette Square in Washington from 1966 to 1984, died Jan. 23 at his home in Washington.

From Washington Post