User talk:Gerda Arendt

today

my story

Johann Sebastian Bach
used music of thanks from
Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29,
for his final
Dona nobis pacem
(Grant us peace).
watch
29 March 2015
(from User:Gerda Arendt/Stories)

music and memory

26 July · service St. Martin, Idstein Mein ganzes Herz erhebet dich Ich glaube dir, du Freund des Lebens Dir, dir, o Höchster, will ich singen Du Schönste von allen · 6 July Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 (Allemande, Bourree) Waterhouse: Variations on a Theme of Pachelbel 2000 Bach: Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29

in memoriam Christ lag in Todes Banden David Rendall · MarnetteD Brian Boulton Jerome Kohl and others who have just given up

16 April · concert Casals Forum Bach: St John Passion Grace Davidson Alex Potter Reinoud Van Mechelen, Guy Cutting Krešimir Stražanac, Johannes Kammler Collegium Vocale Gent Philippe Herreweghe, cond.

archives

2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025

good articles · recent deaths · did you know? · blushing

2025 talk

story · music · places
Vi gå över daggstänkta berg Schubert: Ave Maria Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen The Times They Are a-Changin' Non, je ne regrette rien Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud Und eine neue Welt Take the "A" Train Abends, wenn ich schlafen geh Der Mond ist aufgegangen Sweet Bird Bleibe bei uns, du Wandrer durch die Zeit Mein Gott, wie schön ist deine Welt Rote Rosen am Hügel Je vous salue Marie Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust For the beauty of the earth

We moved from 2024 to 2025, with new calendar pictures and new music. The topic of Bach's chorale cantatas will keep me busy until 25 March, and then I want to focus on performances more generally, in history and in my experience. You can follow my daily stories, {{User Gerda Arendt/Top}}, often with an image and something to listen to: let's stay inspired and connected. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Ongoing efforts regard locations that played a role in my life, recent deaths, music heard and sung, composers, gardens. Watch my user page for articles, done in collaboration. Compare 2024 for the amazing number of users who began and expanded articles. Thanks also to reviewers, and I do plan to review more and write less, and in writing, focus more on quality than the little daily article.

2025 calender pics and musical events begin here, and the 2025 diary of my own pictures of places, songs, food, flowers is here, - just watch those lists if you are interested.

My talk goes like this: on top there's the "story" related to the day. Below are three or more boxes, often one for people remembered and others for musical experiences, performing or listening. In these boxes, topics related to the top story and topics featured on the Main page appear bold. Right here you see the image of the month with songs of the month, typically related to friends who gave them to me, on their birthdays or when meeting them. I archive from time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

call for collaboration

Isues where I need help, such as reviews:

• Adolphe Adam: what do others think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:13, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
• Y Lalo Schifrin needs attention on WP:ITNN --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:15, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
• Y What do others think about the topic on Talk:Helena Tattermuschová? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:55, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
• Y Raymond Guiot needs attention on ITNN --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:07, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
• Y Roger Norrington needs attention on ITNN --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:10, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

From 2024

Your GA nomination of Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8

The article Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 and Talk:Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Aza24 -- Aza24 (talk) 00:24, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Aza24, thank you for the thorough review. I understand that in order to make Bach's chorale cantatas a good topic, this cantata - as part of it - has to be a good article, and I am willing to put work into it to make it so. However, right now I'm working simultaneously on several others with the same goal, and they require less work. I see me getting to serious changes for BWV 8 after the others, which will be in February. (The only one written later, BWV 1, is already a FA.) I'll make small changes now, perhaps today, but will then have to ask if the nom should remain open for longer or be closed and started over when I'm ready. Y'all: any help with this one and the others - making changes or reviewing - is welcome, see above, #calling for collaboration. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Graham87

Did you read Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-12-24/Opinion? With one of your photos: Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost. I've already sent him encouraging words. Grimes2 (talk) 11:16, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

I had no time, thank you for pointing at it. I don't see a photo though. - Ah, in the overview, playing Haydn on Welte-Mignon piano --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:07, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

2025

	Have a happy New Year filled with light!
	Hi Gerda Arendt, Best wishes that the new year brings peace, good health and happiness. Thank you for what you do for the encyclopedia and this community. And a special thanks for sharing music and your lovely photos with me throughout the year. Image: New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji, Utagawa Hiroshige, woodcut, 1857 Netherzone (talk) 15:07, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, still working on the last cantata for 2024, - will probably come over tomorrow with a photo or more tomorrow, to continue sharing. You can probably guess that the new calendar pics will be at User:Gerda Arendt/Images 2025--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks in 2024

		The Special Barnstar
		Happy New Year, Gerda Arendt! In 2024, other editors thanked you 1604 times using the thanks tool on the English Wikipedia. This made you the #3 most thanked Wikipedian in 2024. You were also the #2 most thankful Wikipedian in 2024, having used the thanks tool 2777 times. Congratulations and, well, thank you for all that you do for Wikipedia. Here's to 2025! Mz7 (talk) 19:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Giving is better than receiving. Happy New Year. Grimes2 (talk) 20:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, great helper all around, for example the latest RD for which I had no time due to real life! - I wonder about the ratio of (lazy) click-thanks to real typed thank-you notes, and hope that I can offer more of the latter kind. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg)

The article Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) for comments about the article, and Talk:Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:01, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

1. Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) - AirshipJungleman29 - 3 Jan
2. Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113 - Kyle Peake - 11 Jan
3. Alexander Goehr - simongraham - 19 Jan
4. Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5 - Sammi Brie - 27 Jan
5. Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, BWV 139 · Michael Aurel · 15 Feb
6. Mirella Freni - MSincccc - 24 Mar
7. Jahrhundertring - MSincccc - 2 Apr
8. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 - LastJabberwocky - 2 Apr
9. Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit, BWV 111 - Jens Lallensack - 9 Apr
10. Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122 - Vacant0 - 10 Apr
11. Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133 - Dracophyllum - 10 Apr
12. Easter Oratorio - 750h+ - 13 Apr
13. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 - simongraham - 8 May
14. Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding, BWV 176 - Reverosie - 19 Jun

ITN recognition for Wilhelm Brückner (luthier)

On 4 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Wilhelm Brückner (luthier), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Tone 13:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Articles of people who recently died have been a focus from 2019. in 2025, they have been a daily topic, both on the Main page were Helmut Schlesinger appeared from 31 January until 5 January, but also in the daily little articles, with the one exception of a Sunday. Not all of them made it to Main page appearance, but were at least improved. Storye book is great in finding images, MONTENSEM in polishing composers' articles, Thriley in translating to begin articles for people with red links, Grimes2 all around helpful in finding and exploiting references, and several excellent in posting (just look belpw). Anybody can review!

1. Wilhelm Brückner (luthier) - Tone 4 Jan
2. Dada Masilo - Masem - 5 Jan
3. Loretta Di Franco - Masem - 5 Jan
4. Tom Johnson - Spencer - 6 Jan
5. Jean-Michel Defaye - Stephen - 8 Jan
6. Hans Dieter Beck - PFHLai - 11 Jan
7. Ayla Erduran - PFHLai - 12 Jan
8. Otto Schenk - Spencer - 14 Jan
9. Walter Deutsch — Bagumba (talk) - 17 Jan
10. Elgar Howarth - PFHLai - 19 Jan
11. Claire van Kampen - Amakuru - 21 Jan
12. André Soltner - robertsky - 25 Jan
13. Gabriel Yacoub - Stephen - 28 Jan
14. Kazuyoshi Akiyama - PFHLai - 1 Feb
15. Horst Janson - Amakuru - 4 Feb
16. İlhan Usmanbaş - Stephen - 6 Feb
17. Helga de Alvear - Schwede66 - 8 Feb
18. Paul Plishka - Schwede66 - 10 Feb
19. Hans-Peter Lehmann - Schwede66 - 12 Feb
20. Edith Mathis - Spencer - 13 Feb
21. Maria Tipo - Stephen - 17 Feb
22. Sigrid Metz-Göckel - Stephen - 18 Feb
23. Vladimír Válek - PFHLai - 23 Feb
24. Ilkka Kuusisto - robertsky - 23 Feb
25. Ricardo Kanji - Stephen - 27 Feb
26. Simon Lindley - PFHLai - 2 Mar
27. Ferenc Rados - Stephen - 4 Mar
28. Edesio Alejandro - Stephen - 10 Mar
29. Jean-Louis Pichon - Sam Walton - 12 Mar
30. Sofia Gubaidulina - PFHLai - 15 Mar
31. Hans Peter Korff - Bagumba - 18 Mar
32. Manfred Schukowski - Spencer - 20 Mar
33. Alan Cuckston - Schwede66 - 29 Mar
34. Ray Barra - Spencer - 31 Mar
35. Hans-Josef Klauck - Schwede66 - 2 Apr
36. Barbara Frischmuth - Black Kite - 6 Apr
37. Enrique Bátiz - Black Kite - 6 Apr
38. Peter Stuhlmacher - Schwede66 - 11 Apr
39. Roberto De Simone - PFHLai - 12 Apr
40. Roberto Cani - Schwede66 - 16 Apr
41. Peter Seiffert - Spencer - 16 Apr
42. Werner Thissen - PFHLai - 22 Apr
43. Peter Ablinger - xaosflux ^Talk 24 Apr
44. Waltraut Haas - Spencer - 30 Apr
45. Kari Løvaas - Stephen - 3 May
46. Charles Beare - Stephen - 3 May
47. Christfried Schmidt - Schwede66 - 6 May
48. Margot Friedländer - Schwede66 - 10 May
49. May Abrahamse - Spencer - 11 May
50. Vakhtang Machavariani - robertsky - 13 May
51. Matthew Best - Spencer - 16 May
52. Alena Veselá - Stephen - 18 May
53. Alla Osipenko - Stephen - 19 May
54. Luigi Alva - Stephen - 21 May
55. Jadwiga Rappé - Spencer - 23 May
56. Yuri Vladimirov - Schwede66 - 25 May
57. Yury Grigorovich - Spencer - 26 May
58. Marthe Cohn - Schwede66 - 28 May
59. Per Nørgård - Schwede66 - 3 Jun
60. Susann McDonald - Schwede66 - 3 Jun
61. Charles Wadsworth - Tone - 4 Jun
62. David Cordier - PFHLai - 8 Jun
63. Pierre Nora - Stephen - 9 Jun
64. Vladyslav Gorai - Spencer - 15 Jun
65. Klaus König - Spencer - 15 Jun
66. Günther Uecker - Spencer - 15 Jun
67. Alfred Brendel - Schwede66 - 19 Jun
68. Joel Shapiro - PFHLai - 21 Jun
69. Gertrud Leutenegger - Spencer - 27 Jun
70. Arnaldo Pomodoro - PFHLai - 28 Jun
71. Lalo Schifrin - Black Kite - 3 Jul
72. Stuart Burrows - PFHLai - 5 Jul
73. Gilda Cruz-Romo - Schwede66 - 7 Jul
74. Helena Tattermuschová - PFHLai - 11 Jul
75. Ihor Poklad - Spencer - 16 Jul
76. Raymond Guiot - Spencer - 19 Jul
77. Claus Peymann - Schwede66 - 21 Jul
78. Gary Karr - Schwede66 - 22 Jul
79. Roger Norrington - Spencer - 25 Jul
80. Béatrice Uria-Monzon - Spencer - 25 Jul
81. David Rendall - Stephen - 279 Jul

In The News Barnstar

		The In The News Barnstar
		Thank you for your contributions to In the news and our collaborations. The number of RD contributions are 354 starting in 2017. Grimes2 (talk) 12:08, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! I am actually only interested in a small aspect of the section, the Recent deaths, but - with great help by you and others - achieved that there was no day in 2025 without one on the Main page, - right now there are two. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:18, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

DtoQ Award

		The Deletion to Quality Award
		For your contributions to bring Magdalena Hinterdobler (prior candidate for deletion at: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Magdalena Hinterdobler) to Good Article status, I hereby present you The Deletion to Quality Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! 1989 (talk) 15:34, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, I like that one! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:38, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Hans Dieter Beck

On 14 February 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hans Dieter Beck, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hans Dieter Beck (pictured), a co-head of the publisher C. H. Beck, rode a bicycle to work until he was 92? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hans Dieter Beck. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hans Dieter Beck), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Launchballer 00:02, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

1. Hans Dieter Beck - 14 Feb
2. Kazuyoshi Akiyama,
3. Alexander Goehr - 7 Mar
4. Simon Neal (baritone) - 16 Mar
5. Ana María Iriarte - 17 Mar
6. Tout est lumière - 7 Apr
7. Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina) - 24 Apr
8. Barbara Frischmuth - 5 May
9. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 - 8 May
10. Easter Oratorio - 7 Jun
11. Vladyslav Gorai - 30 Jun
12. Alena Veselá - 1 Jul
13. Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra - 12 Jul
14. Kateryna (opera) and Oleksandr Rodin - 20 Jul

7 March 2025, Ravel’s 150th anniversary

Hi! I’ve seen you around a couple of times from some discussions that you have had with others and noticed that you love classical music! I’d thought that I would share with you my love for Maurice Ravel (my number one favorite composer for several years). I listened to several concerts this year dedicated to his 150th anniversary: pieces included La valse, Boléro, Introduction and Allegro, etc., all very wonderful pieces. T^{fess up?}_{or down?} 01:01, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. I thought of it and brought him to the main page at least by mentioning his name. I will write my story about one of his pieces, Trois Chansons (Ravel), created on 7 March 2019. (I had meant to use the Introduction and Allegro, in which I was involved a bit in 2011.) I want to create a new article on the occasion, Tout est lumière. Nice to meet you and your love! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Did you meet me in a discussion from Talk:Maurice Ravel/Archive 1? - My story:

Maurice Ravel
wrote texts and music for
Trois Chansons,
his only composition for choir a cappella,
in response to the outbreak
of World War I.
watch with score
3 April 2019

I fondly remember ballet, opera and concert including an opera whose 100th birthday is coming up soon! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:54, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for responding! Trois Chansons? I’ll need to check that out, haha. And I’ve seen you around on user talk pages sharing some works of music, etc., so that was how I found out about you. Very sweet of you! (I was into Wikipedia editing for only 5-6 years so I’m a little bit of a newbie.) T^{fess up?}_{or down?} 14:22, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Go ahead, check out. When I came across the Trois Chansons I was intrigued by his response to war: write something light, in your tradition, strengthening identity. I always list the articles I look at on my user page, - feel free to add and correct. - Below: almost too much of a good thing, a conductor and five other composers to be celeebrated ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:44, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Alexander Goehr

On 7 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alexander Goehr, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Alexander Goehr formed New Music Manchester, described as a "distinctive, progressive force", with Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth and John Ogdon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander Goehr. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alexander Goehr), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 12:05, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

incoming gift~

	A lotus for you
	Enjoy the lotus n have a good day~ bdanh 12:11, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for a surprise! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:14, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Kürten 2025

Hey Gerda, the Stockhausen Courses are happening again this summer. It's where Jerry and I formed our friendship. I know it's a schlep for you, but it's closer than it is for me from NYC! I'll be giving a lecture, and Bergisches Land is beautiful! Hope you can come! Trumpetrep (talk) 22:31, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

That sounds interesting, but I would understand nothing, - amateur choir singer that I am. Jerry and I formed our friendship here, when he helped me with my first steps and corrected a fact form a source, - the source was wrong. I went to a performance of Originale in Berlin thinking of him, and we chatted. Then William Waterhouse. - Can anybody attend? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:02, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Yes, the Courses are open to all. Trumpetrep (talk) 20:11, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for posting artistic items on my talk page. I can't always reply to them but appreciate your doing this. Best wishes, Opus33 (talk) 02:29, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

I concur with Opus33, by the way. I don't spend as much time here as I did years ago, but I always enjoy looking/listening - thank you Gerda. Antandrus (talk) 02:44, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina)

On 24 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sofia Gubaidulina combined the Passion narrative according to John with texts from the Book of Revelation when she composed her 2000 Johannes-Passion? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 00:03, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

26 April

in memory of Pope Francis:

26 April · service Christus ist erstanden! O tönt Wahrer Gott, wir glauben dir Ist das der Leib, Herr Jesu Christ Nun freue dich, du Christenheit Freu dich, erlöste Christenheit · 6 November 2016 Laudato si'

in memoriam Laudato si' Pope Francis Peter Ablinger Werner Thissen · Brian Boulton Jerome Kohl and others who have just given up

17 November 2024 · service São Francisco das Chagas, Bacabal Nun danket all und bringet Ehr blessing song

Record user page

You now have the most edited user page on Wikipedia (excluding subpages). Renerpho (talk) 00:29, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

please explain --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:54, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: This page lists the most edited pages on the English Wikipedia. With 20,839 edits, your user page User:Gerda Arendt is currently the most edited user page that is not a sub page (like User:AmandaNP/UAA/Time) or a redirect. You broke that record, previously held by User:Orenburg1, a while back, during the week from 9-16 August, 2023. However, I only now got around to updating the list on WP:Wikipedia records, which is when I noticed the change. Renerpho (talk) 09:15, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

I wonder how I "broke a record" that was at 18,xxx, making only a few edits each day and now at 20.xxx - however, I don't care much about records anyway. I'm happy that 99% of edits are article-related. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:23, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	I've seen you spreading kindness everywhere...have a wonderful day :) it's lio! | talk | work 11:29, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, - I try. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:37, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Per Nørgård

On 3 June 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Per Nørgård, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 04:47, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Susann McDonald

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ITN recognition for Charles Wadsworth

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ITN recognition for David Cordier

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ITN recognition for Pierre Nora

On 9 June 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Pierre Nora, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 01:18, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

12 June

6 June · opera Bockenheimer Depot Reimann: Melusine Anna Nekhames (Melusine) Zanda Švēde (Pythia) Cecelia Hall (M. L.) Liviu Holender (Count) Aileen Schneider, dir. Karsten Januschke, cond.

8 June · Pentecost service St. Martin, Idstein Der Geist des Herrn erfüllt das All Komm herab, o Heiliger Geist Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist Komm, Heilger Geist, der Leben schafft Baroque instruments 2000 Bach: Erschallet, ihr Lieder, BWV 172 Sinfonia from Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42 Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29

9 June · Pentecost service Unionskirche, Idstein Praetorius: O Heilger Geist, kehr bei uns ein Wir sind hier zusammen in Jesu Namen Rutter: I will sing with the spirit, For the beauty of the earth Komm, heilger Geist, mit deiner Kraft Chor St. Martin

Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:59, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

for related places, check out 12 June and look around --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:13, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

• 12 Jun · Segne, Vater, diese Gaben · For the beauty of the earth · Je vous salue Marie
• 15 Jun · Rote Rosen am Hügel
• 22 Jun · Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud · Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen
• 26 Jun · For the beauty of the earth
• 29 Jun · Mein Gott, wie schön ist deine Welt · Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust
• 30 Jun · O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig · Viel Glück und viel Segen
• 4 Jul · Bleibe bei uns, du Wandrer durch die Zeit
• 5 Jul · Sweet Bird · Mein Gott, wie schön ist deine Welt
• 6 Jul · Der Mond ist aufgegangen · Abends, wenn ich schlafen geh
• 11 Jul · Take the "A" Train
• 12 Jul · Und eine neue Welt
• 18 Jul · Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud · The Times They Are a-Changin'

15 June · service Nun lobet Gott im hohen Thron Gib unsrer Welt den Frieden Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott Handel: Water Music Baroque24 orchestra

15 June · concert Evangelische Kirche, Bierstadt Diego Ortiz: Recercada Segunda Johan Schenk: Le Nymphe di Rheno Jean Babtiste Senaillé: Sonata in G major Johann Friedrich Ruhe: Sonata in D minor Franz Benda: Sonata in D major Leonore von Zadow-Reichling Annemarie Hicketier

19 June · Corpus Christi St. Martin · service Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (instrumental: Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen ) O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig Nun danket alle Gott

22 June · RMF Rheingau Musik Festival Kurhaus, Wiesbaden Ravel: Une barque sur l'ocèan, Piano Concerto in G Gounod: St. Cecilia Mass Beatrice Rana, piano Anett Fritsch, soprano Bogdan Volkov, tenor Alexandre Duhamel, bass MDR Rundfunkchor Frankfurt Radio Symphony Alain Altinoglu, cond.

29 June · service St. Martin Ein Haus voll Glorie schauet Palestrina: Missa brevis Kyrie · Gloria Eine große Stadt ersteht Sonne der Gerechtigkeit Sanctus · Agnus Dei Großer Gott, wir loben dich Chor St. Martin Martinis Renaissance ensemble

5 July · concert home Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 and works by Graham Waterhouse "Trees" from Eleven Smithereens "Hingly Outback" from Octogram Man in a tree Oberek Koscieliski

6 July · service Groß ist der Herr in seiner Stadt Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 (Allemande, Bourree) Mein Hirt ist Gott der Herr O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig Waterhouse: Variations on a Theme of Pachelbel Graham Waterhouse, cello and organ

18 June Stadtteilfriedhof Kirchrode Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud

ITN recognition for Klaus König

On 15 June 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Klaus König, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 01:29, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Günther Uecker

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ITN recognition for Vladyslav Gorai

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ITN recognition for Alfred Brendel

On 19 June 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Alfred Brendel, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. NeoGaze (talk) 06:47, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding, BWV 176

The article Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding, BWV 176 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding, BWV 176 for comments about the article, and Talk:Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding, BWV 176/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Reverosie -- Reverosie (talk) 23:02, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Barnstar of Diligence

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For supreme labors on issues and subjects of higher-dimensional historical importance whose requirements include (but are not limited to) judiciousness, restraint, deep reading and perception, imagination, and a wealth of human spirit ThomasMikael (talk) 21:35, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

thank you, blushing a bit - if you mean Kafka, I was more a helping hand who knew the author's language, - I believe in teamwork! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:56, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Joel Shapiro

On 21 June 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Joel Shapiro, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 17:47, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Bach nom

New hook for the Bach nom please? Or can anyone else who is reading this, suggest a hook? Thanks. Storye book (talk) 12:50, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

My hooks are not wanted, see three of them on the current nom page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:53, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

That isn't true. Your hooks are wanted, but we have to change our hooks to accommodate others, as well as the predominant house style. It's difficult and hard to accept that, and believe me, if that wasn't true, I would write hooks in an altogether different way. I think that you have a good argument against the negativity bias that DYK promotes, but you will need to mount that defense. Viriditas (talk) 23:03, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Just to give you an example that I'm working on: I'm currently developing a new article about a painting by Jules Tavernier. For me, the most fascinating part of it is how it was made during balloon mania, and how the depiction of the high elevation view from the balloon fits into art history. Did other artists depict this view before him? How did balloon mania impact art in general? But you know what? Those questions aren't interesting to the DYK audience. What they want to know about is how Tavernier's first balloon trip, which led to this depiction in the second trip, crashed to the ground and injured people. Do you see how the negativity bias is at work here? Viriditas (talk) 01:10, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

No. I just see that I don't want to focus on a person's death, but accomplishments in life. Not on a crash but imagination. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:02, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Today's response Nigel Osborne born OTD 1948 - it's not only DYK that's full of negative news, but OTD also, and but's much easier to change there, and feels like therapy. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:05, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht, BWV 124

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht, BWV 124 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of GoldRomean -- GoldRomean (talk) 01:02, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Gertrud Leutenegger

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ITN recognition for Arnaldo Pomodoro

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Women in Red July 2025

--Lajmmoore (talk 09:20, 30 June 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for Vladyslav Gorai

On 30 June 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vladyslav Gorai, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that operatic tenor Vladyslav Gorai was a Merited Artist of Ukraine who died while on a volunteer mission during the Russo-Ukrainian War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vladyslav Gorai. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Vladyslav Gorai).

RoySmith (talk) 12:02, 30 June 2025 (UTC)

that's of course not what I had come to say about his life --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:20, 30 June 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Alena Veselá

On 1 July 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alena Veselá, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Alena Veselá, at age 101, was present at the cornerstone ceremony for a new concert hall in Brno, which she had promoted for decades? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alena Veselá. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alena Veselá), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Lalo Schifrin

On 3 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Lalo Schifrin, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Black Kite (talk) 10:04, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

"When you write a letter, you don’t have to think what grammar or what syntaxes you’re going to use, you just write a letter." – Lalo Schifrin

Yes, thanks for your impressively brisk completion of the mission impossible. Andrew🐉(talk) 17:17, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Spanish guitarist

Feel free to link the missing pretty Spanish guitarist in User:Dr. Blofeld/Missing articles. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:56, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

July music

I notice that you posted a newsletter on the talk page of Ritchie333 and other editors:

story · music · places

Kafka's birthday again, 12 years after the one with the Google doodle. I admire the flowers for blooming although it looks dry. It took a week to get the composer of Mission: Impossible to the main page. The concert I listened to was remarkable, pic added to the performer. When I wrote her story yesterday, I thought of you, but was too tired to deliver ;) - Also a late nod to Erik Satie, - there was no room for him on Wikipedia's main page on the centenary of his death although I tried three times. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:53, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Is there some central place where the points raised might be discussed?

In this case, the item about Satie caught my eye as he's a favourite of mine and I noticed that his centenary got some attention on the radio recently. It's bizarre that this wasn't included in OTD but that's no big deal and his birth was listed in May. And his article got an infobox this year so that's an achievement too, eh? I have some ideas for a follow-up; more anon...

Andrew🐉(talk) 22:22, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Interesting that you'd think that's a newsletter ;) - There are some basics indeed, same to some friends (the "calendar" image, some reference to my daily stories), but if you look closer, only Ritchie (playing instruments the player also used for Satie) received that reference, and was also the only one to be bothered by my frustration about Satie. I had hoped that those who created the article would make it GA, for a DYK, but no, and next idea was to make Gymnopedies GA, but no, and then I thought the last chance was to mention him OTD, but no. Three missions impossible ;) - How about you make him GA, regardless of some date? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:42, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Erik Satie, Pablo Picasso, Léonide Massine, Jean Cocteau

Satie's article seemed to be missing a legacy section. I've made a start on that with some centenary events and there's a lot more material out there about his influence on modern music. If this turns into a sustained effort then further discussions belong at the article's talk page.

If it passes a GA review then we can run the article at DYK. I already have a hook ready:

Did you know that ... Erik Satie's collaborators (pictured) included Picasso, who changed his bed sheets?

Andrew🐉(talk) 23:25, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for the ideas, Andrew. You may like the hook below then ;) - I said I was afraid something like that would happen, and it happened. (I should have said nothing.) You'll never get a four set of images to DYK, probably not even two. I picked mine. As for his infobox (a topic about which I try to say nothing): Just imagine the one there from 2010 had been kept. How many articles could have been written with all the effort invested in debates? Today is the birthday of Brian Boulton. He stood for compromise, see Percy Grainger, in 2013. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:44, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Matthew Wild

On 4 July 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Matthew Wild, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when Matthew Wild directed Wagner's Tannhäuser, he made its main character gay? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Matthew Wild. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Matthew Wild).

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

see my reply above. is it hooky? yes. does it give the slightest idea of his genius to make the character a gay literature professor, emigrated from Nazi Germany to California, successful until coming out? no. look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:51, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 4,096 views (1,170.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of July 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:29, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you to you and Martin for your edits on Stuart Burrows. I happened to have the BBC News page open at the time they published the article on his death, and I was surprised to be in time to be the person to update the article. I knew of course that others would swiftly follow behind. Nice to see that happening. Carcharoth (talk) 16:34, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi Carcharoth, many thanks for that. I've added you on at the ITN/RD nomination. Kind regards. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:08, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Stuart Burrows

On 5 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Stuart Burrows, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 05:17, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

Promotion of Easter Oratorio

Congratulations, Gerda Arendt! The article you nominated, Easter Oratorio, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, David Fuchs (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:11, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

I am proud ;) - nominated on the day I was unseccessful for both DYK and OTD on the music's 300th anniversary, in sheer defiance, and brought in shape with the help of reviewers Nikkimaria, MSincccc, Michael Aurel, [UndercoverClassicist, RoySmith, 750h+, Parsecboy and Jo-Jo Eumerus. Thank you! - Listen! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:53, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

Congratulations. Nice to see Easter oratorio on the Main page. Grimes2 05:32, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, but I don't know what you see, - it's planned for Easter 2026, while some thought it should have been there on 1 April 2025. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:34, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

Sorry for my bad English, looking forward to Easter 2026. Grimes2 05:39, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

It's just being familar with the sometimes strange language of FA land. For years here, I didn't even know what "featured article" should mean, and when I understood, I thought it's misnamed ;) - best you write one, but I recommend take an less complex topic for the first one. My next plan is for BWV 79, btw, to hopefully appear this year, yes, again 300th anniversary. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:46, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Gilda Cruz-Romo

On 7 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Gilda Cruz-Romo, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 02:04, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Hello. I don't know if you remember me from a few years back, when I went by GreatLakesShips. Now I have returned to editing, I wanted to thank you for all the help you provided me with.

✬Saltymagnolia✬ 08:59, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, I like the kitten and that you are back ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:16, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! I'm currently working on completely rewriting my earlier work, with the eventual goal of promoting a few of them to FAs. ✬Saltymagnolia✬ 13:04, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Helena Tattermuschová

On 11 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Helena Tattermuschová, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 12:47, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra

On 12 July 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1925, gave a solidarity concert with Ukraine soon after the Russian invasion? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

SL93 (talk) 00:03, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you

	Biographical Barnstar
	Granted in recognition of the expansions you have made in recent months on the biographies of people who have recently passed away.. Thank you for these outstanding contributions. --Ipigott (talk) 09:42, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for the recognition! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:22, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Ihor Poklad

On 16 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Ihor Poklad, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 16:20, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

QAI review

Hi. I have finished the article I mentioned the other day, and added it to the GA review section on the QAI talk page. I also added an additional older unreviewed GA of mine. Is that permitted, or should I remove it? ✠Saltymagnolia✠ 10:39, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

That's all fine. I don't do GA reviews, though, don't be surprised if nothing much happens ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:43, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

I might do a few. The practice would definitely be useful. ✠Saltymagnolia✠ 13:15, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

18 July

in memoriam Seele, vergiß sie nicht Ihor Poklad Raymond Guiot Sibylle Ury · MarnetteD Brian Boulton Jerome Kohl and others who have just given up

13 July · service St. Martin, Idstein Zu dir, o Gott, erheben wir Lasst uns Gott, dem Herrn, lobsingen Die Sonne ist des Himmels Ehr Alle Menschen höret auf dies neue Lied Den Herren will ich loben · 6 May 2024 Bach: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6 Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104 Ascension Oratorio

10 July · RMF Rheingau Musik Festival Kurhaus, Wiesbaden Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Stravinsky: Octet for Winds Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 · Jan Lisiecki, piano Anna Vinnitskaya, piano Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:48, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for this, Gerda. Lovely pictures, articles and remembrances. Carcharoth (talk) 16:50, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, Carcharoth, - it's good to feel understand. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:55, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Raymond Guiot

On 19 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Raymond Guiot, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 23:58, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Kateryna (opera)

On 20 July 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kateryna (opera), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Oleksandr Rodin's opera Kateryna was staged despite barricades, bombings, and an air-raid alarm? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kateryna (opera). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kateryna (opera)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79

Please keep me updated on how this FAC goes. We may have a TFA scheduling conflict, you beat me to nomination by about three hours. If you are promoted, I'd happily cede it to you. mftp dan ^oops 00:36, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Interesting, Dan! - As I said, reaching TFA that day would be ideal, but I realize that I'm late. No competition ;) - if it isn't 300 years, it can be 301 - as it will be for my last FA, Easter Oratorio. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:16, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

If we're both promoted, I'd hand it to you. Mine was available in one specific format on October 31, 1995, and the others were released the following week, so I wouldn't mind November 7 if I got that as a second pick. mftp dan ^oops 18:30, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

That's nice, thank you. I got the first support today, - promising. I don't remember anything like that, but I'm really out of practice ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:03, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I've still only one to my name, officially, back in February. I'm going for my second. I suppose I should mention that the article in question I'm going for is Alice in Chains (album) - music, just like you, but on an entirely different spectrum. mftp dan ^oops 04:53, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

that was easy to find ;) - good luck! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:00, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

20 July Ukraine

20 July · service St. Martin, Idstein Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier Wohl denen, die da wandeln Ach bleib mit deiner Gnade Lamm Gottes, für uns gegeben Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen · 2009 Rheinberger: Kyrie OREYA

in memoriam Seele, vergiß sie nicht Ihor Poklad Raymond Guiot Claus Peymann Gary Karr Sibylle Ury · MarnetteD Brian Boulton Jerome Kohl and others who have just given up

28 April · RMF Kurhaus Wiesbaden Solidarity concert for Ukraine Berezovsky: Symphony in C major Chausson: Poème Skoryk: Melody Lyatoshynsky: Symphony No. 3 · Kyiv Symphony Orchestra Aleksey Semenenko, violin Luigi Gaggero, conductor

matching the story about Kateryna --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Claus Peymann

On 21 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Claus Peymann, which you created and nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 19:45, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Gary Karr

On 22 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Gary Karr, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 19:54, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Roger Norrington

On 25 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Roger Norrington, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 06:31, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Béatrice Uria-Monzon

On 25 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Béatrice Uria-Monzon, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 06:36, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Because someone needed to remind you that you are the nicest person on Wikipedia!

Dronebogus (talk) 08:44, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

thank you, - a gift for a comment in the Great Dismal Swamp, it seems - Yoninah and Brian Boulton were nicer, long live their memory --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:27, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Regarding hook interest

Gerda, you have to keep this in mind. The vast, vast, majority of our readers do not know much, if anything, about opera or classical music. You are an expert on it, but you have to understand that you are part of a relatively small minority. What seems like common or obvious knowledge to you is almost always unknown to the average reader. Most readers know nothing about famous opera houses, significant roles, important composers, and so on. Many may not even know famous musical pieces by name, even if they are familiar with their melodies. This is a point that 4meter4 has also mentioned in the past.

If you want your nominations to breeze through DYK, you need to put yourself in the shoes of someone who is not familiar with all the knowledge that you have. You need to propose hooks that are not too reliant on being an expert in opera or classical music to understand. You like to emphasize an opera performer's significant roles in hooks, but bear in mind that most readers have never even heard of these roles or operas before, let alone know why they are significant. Assuming that readers have the same background knowledge that you have is just not realistic.

This is the reasoning behind why, for DYK purposes, a hook about Klaus König's career as a house painter is a better fit than a hook about him playing Tannhauser. A regular reader would easily understand that an opera performer concurrently working in something unrelated to opera (in this case, house decorating) is unusual. On the other hand, the typical reader would not know why him performing as Tannhauser is such a big deal, let alone at the Royal Opera House or at La Scala. In fact, most readers may not even know either venue. It's also the reason even a hook mentioning that he played Tannhauser is not optimal: readers just won't get the significance. Given that you are a performer yourself and an expert in opera, you may take performing at such venues for granted, but the reality is that most just won't get it. It is like an American pop artist performing at Madison Square Garden, or a Japanese artist performing at the Budokan: it's a very big deal, but unless you know about how the music industry works, you wouldn't know it.

Gerda, I very much understand that these roles and venues are close to your heart, and I can see where you are coming from. My own DYK contributions primarily revolve another niche field (Japanese voice actors, musicians, and other anime-related stuff), so I can relate to your situation. However, DYK's interests emphasize the readers, not the editors. My advice for you is simply this: please do not overestimate the average person's knowledge of or familiarity with classical music and opera, and take that into account when proposing hooks. Editors like 4meter4 and CurryTime7-24 have been able to propose opera or classical music-related hooks are not reliant on deep knowledge or being an expert. You can read their past nominations and see how they word their hooks. I can assure you that, if you can do that, your nominations will easily pass reviews and your goal of bringing more attention to these performers and musical works will be more successful with our readers. Thank you and happy editing. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:01, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Another wall of text. Sorry, no time to read. I need to update a biography, behind for two days. I often wonder what Yoninah would have said. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:05, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

All I ask you Gerda is to please not overestimate the average reader's knowledge of classical music and opera. Just understand that not everyone is as well-versed in those fields, so what may seem like common knowledge to you is often not. If you can do that, your nominations will be much more likely to breeze through DYK. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:08, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

I just wrote at the otherend (aren't two discussions more than enough?) that we should not rely on people already knowing something but give them something to know that they did not know. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:14, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

That isn't how DYK works. The guidelines say that hooks must be likely to be perceived as interesting or unusual by readers without specialist knowledge or backgrounds. Hooks that require someone to be an actual expert in classical music or opera to understand or appreciated (i.e. "specialist" hooks) go against that guideline and thus are more likely to be rejected. Yes, we want to educate readers and teach them something that they may not know, but we don't want to confuse or alienate them either. Reliance on contexts and backgrounds that that they may not know is only more likely to hamper that goal rather than help. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:23, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

This discussion is over. I know that it isn't how DYK works, but as it should work, and as it worked when Yoninah was running it, always open for new facts. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:26, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

The problem is the qualification for DYK. New articles or 5 times expanded articles qualify. But these are not always DYK worthy. But I think DYK are rewards for making or expanding articles. So the attractiveness of DYK suffers. Grimes2 13:50, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

I see it completely differently. I'm not interested in rewards, but making things known. Not that a person learned cello from age four (like thousands will, getting nowhere, how is that interesting?), but her very specific and precious achievements at age 29. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:59, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

The discussion here is over. If you want to discuss your chance is WT:DYK#not interesting? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:34, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Grüß dich Gerda! I only just came across this Foto of Graham by coincidence: File:Graham at the piano, Siegfrieds Mechanisches Musikkabinett, Rüdesheim.jpg. Thank you so much. Now that really is precious. Danke!

Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 13:52, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

lovely, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:55, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Indeed. That was a great day. Thanks, Kudpung. Graham87 (talk) 14:58, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

I would have loved to have been there, Graham. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 15:58, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you

I still think you don't get near enough thanks for how important the Precious award has been to encouraging new editors and instilling in them a sense of achievement and self-worth that helps them stay as editors. It certainly had a big effect on how long I stayed on the wiki. Much love, hope you've had a delightful summer so far.

— ♠ Ixtal ^{( T / C )} ⁂ Non nobis solum ♠ 14:13, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Ah, and since you like music I thought I'd recommend a few compositions I've been near-obsessed with this summer:

• Judith: Overture (Orchestra) - Alexander Serov
• Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 21: III. Adagio mosso - Alexander Taneyev
• Pushkin's Garland: Reveille - Georgy Sviridov

— ♠ Ixtal ^{( T / C )} ⁂ Non nobis solum ♠ 14:19, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, Ixtal, - love it! For my summer explore places (further up, under the flowers), - hope the same for you. I am number 3 or 4 among being thanked, - can't complain there, but wording like yours is more precious and uplifting! - All new music to me - thanks for sharing! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:21, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Klaus König

On 27 July 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Klaus König, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that operatic tenor Klaus König, who performed for more than 30 years, also worked as a house painter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Klaus König. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Klaus König).

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:02, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

interesting? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:46, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
not interesting? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for David Rendall

On 27 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article David Rendall, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 23:45, 27 July 2025 (UTC)