At 3/2/2006 04:53 AM, Mark D Lew wrote:

>On Mar 1, 2006, at 11:35 PM, Stan Lord wrote:
>
>> In that they are a bunch of people singing together, no difference.
>> Except that, to me, a choir exists on its own.  You could go to a
>> concert and the sole performer is the "choir".
>> A chorus seems to imply, to me, singers which support soloists.
>> You wouldn't go to a concert where the sole performer is a "chorus"
>
>Really?  I would ... and have done so several times.

Yes, like "The Monadnock Community Chorus".

What about "The Concord Chorale"?

Is a chorale a chorus or a choir?

In my experience (NE and NY), a "choir" usually sings at religious gatherings.

Phil Daley          < AutoDesk >
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