<P> A choir, also sometimes called quire, is the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir . It is in the western part of the chancel, between the nave and the sanctuary, which houses the altar and Church tabernacle . In larger medieval churches it contained choir - stalls, seating aligned with the side of the church, so at right - angles to the seating for the congregation in the nave (of which there would have been little if any in the Middle Ages). Smaller medieval churches may not have a choir in the architectural sense at all, and they are often lacking in churches built by all denominations after the Protestant Reformation, though the Gothic Revival revived them as a distinct feature . </P> <P> As an architectural term "choir" remains distinct from the actual location of any singing choir--these may located in various places, and often sing from a choir - loft, often over the door at the liturgical western end . In modern churches, the choir may be located centrally behind the altar, or the pulpit . </P> <P> The back - choir or retroquire is a space behind the high altar in the choir of a church, in which there may be a small altar standing back to back with the other . </P>

Where does the choir sit in a church
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