concept
Psalomshchik
psalm-reader
also: псаломщик, psalm-reader
A minor cleric or lay reader/singer who chants and reads at Orthodox services and often also directs the parish choir.
Reading notes
- The Choristers §4 псаломщиком
A psalomshchik (psalm-reader/precentor) is a minor cleric or lay singer who reads and chants at Orthodox services and typically also directs the parish choir -- Alexei Alexeich's official post.