Yksi identiteetti monesta peilistä – kanttorin ammatillisen identiteetin ytimessä

Abstract

This doctoral thesis focuses on cantors’ professional identity. The study material was collected from ten cantors in Finland. Findings include the following themes: lengthy study, high levels of study effort, love for music, critical attitude towards mastery of the profession, fragmentariness of work, ambiguity of boundaries between work and leisure, the idea of working as a lifestyle, striving for high quality and the experience of spirituality as an essential part of work.