Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Compline Choir


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The result was   keep. Shimeru (talk) 06:35, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Compline Choir

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Speedy contested. Elevating for discussion. UtherSRG (talk) 10:07, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

What is the case for deletion? Notability has been established through these news articles which are linked from the article:
 * http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/16/us/the-faithful-are-casual-at-this-sunday-service.html
 * http://www.seattlepi.com/local/93971_compline02.shtml

Here are several more:
 * http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002005022_compline14m.html
 * http://crosscut.com/2009/10/21/arts/19263/

Similar choirs acknowledge that they were founded in response to the St. Mark's Compline Choir:
 * http://www.minnesotacompline.org/page/pageShow.html?About_the_Choir

Charles Parsons, then Director of Music for Central Lutheran, traveled to St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle in order to explore the possibility of implementing a Compline liturgy. St. Mark’s had begun its Compline service in 1954 under the direction of Peter Hallock. The St. Mark’s Compline was perhaps the first modern offering of a Compline liturgy in the twentieth century. Although the initial beginnings of that group evolved from a chant study group, the St. Mark’s expression quickly found its niche as a spiritual refuge for the many young people of Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Routinely, the nave of St. Mark’s Cathedral is packed each Sunday night at 9:30PM with a congregation made up of students from the nearby University of Washington, parishioners, and worshippers who have become devotees of the Compline service. Following Parson’s study of the Seattle experience, Central Lutheran launched its Compline services in 1992 under the leadership of then Senior Pastor Steve Cornils.

I think the article could use some cleanup and better documentation of this significance, but the choir is clearly notable. --67.183.140.229 (talk) 16:20, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:29, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * comment The NYTimes article is about the service as a whole, and only peripherally mentions the choir.  DGG ( talk ) 04:03, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * This may not be immediately obvious, but the choir created the service and runs it. The choir *is* the service as a whole.  The entire service consists of the choir singing and chanting.  The linked articles confirm this.  Full disclosure: I am a member of this choir.  --67.183.140.229 (talk) 06:07, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

I agree that this page should not be deleted. Compline has been around for well over 50 years and is an important part of Seattle (and its surrounding areas) culture. There is much more that can and should be added to the page (such as more in depth history, compositions by Peter Hallock and others, and additional information about St. Marks and the compline service to name a few) and I think that this choir is a very important musical, spiritual, and community group for Seattleites and the beyond. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.231.144.122 (talk) 18:32, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - probably the first American compline choir, replicated in many cathedrals. I added two more cites. Bearian (talk) 20:46, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
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