Talk:James O'Donnell (organist)

Westminster Cathedral section
This section has real problems, indicated in below. I have fixed the comment you accidentally left unclosed.

O'Donnell was appointed assistant master of music at Westminster Cathedral in 1982, succeeding as master of music in 1988. During his tenure, the profile and international reputation of the and profile of the Cathedral Choir increased. Their 1998 recording of masses by Frank Martin and Ildebrando Pizzetti received both the Record of the Year award from Gramophone and a Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award in 1999, which was unprecedented for a cathedral choir. Bazza (talk) 15:21, 16 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Fixed by ; much better thanks. Bazza (talk) 15:36, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
 * (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)

"Life and career"
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)
 * Do as you please. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:43, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Service of thanksgiving for the life of the Duke of Edinburgh
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)
 * 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 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.Pontificalibus  07:45, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

New articles
Some new articles are being published as we approach the Queen's funeral.:
 * Preparing a Funeral Fit for a Queen
 * Who is James O'Donnell
 * Who is the Westminster Abbey Choirmaster James O'Donnell
 * 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)