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(ec, not that I ignore you:) I tried it differently, please check. I still believe that after having spoken about a choral conductor and a choir, "their" should mean those, - what else? Perhaps you know a better wording? There's more detail in the recordings section, but the "unprecedented" awards should appear in the history already, I think. Sorry about the wrong sentence construction, my bad. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:39, 16 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
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@Gerda Arendt: yesterday you merged the "Early life and education" and "Career" sections into a "Life and career" section. While perhaps that's the norm in other language versions of Wikipedia, I don't think that's normal on the English Wikipedia, and seems incorrect: first, the article is a biography - the whole thing is about their life, so it seems strange to have a section for 'life' (unless there was one for 'death'). Second, their education comes before their career, so it isn't part of their career. Any objection if I change it back? (Other editors, feel free to weigh in) Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 16:26, 16 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
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This service (order) is mentioned in sources (sometimes with the wrong year). It was not the funeral service which was held in the chapel with COVID-19 restrictions. Should we mention it? The choir performed a piece by William Byrd and Britten's Te Deum in C. Arrangements by O'Connell were sung at the funeral service, - should we mention that? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:41, 18 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
Yes, it was certainly a non-routine occasion of national prominence. It is mentioned in the biography released to the press on his appointment to Yale ([1]) alongside the funeral of The Queen Mother and the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. I'm note sure about mentioning his arrangements of music in the Duke's service unless there are secondary sources to that effect, as is the case with the recent psalm 139.----Pontificalibus07:45, 18 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
Thank you, - add if you feel it adds to his article. The image in the last one is good but I believe we have it already in a different source. We will have to change the tense tomorrow, and will at some point have the order of the service instead of speculation. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:15, 18 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
