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What to know about Alexandria City High School's Choir Director Performs With Coldplay on ‘SNL'

Alexandria City High School’s Director of Choral Activities Theodore Thorpe III has had days of excited praise for his performance with Coldplay on Saturday Night Live over the weekend.

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What happened

Alexandria City High School’s Director of Choral Activities Theodore Thorpe III has had days of excited praise for his performance with Coldplay on Saturday Night Live over the weekend.

Why it matters

He performed as a part of the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers, with Coldplay and Jacob Collier during songs “The Astronaut” and "Human Heart/Fix You" on the Feb.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The group practiced together Thursday evening, rehearsed with Coldplay and Jacob Collier Friday and adjusted to last minute changes for the live show on Saturday.”
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The specific rehearsal schedule (Thursday/Friday) is not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence; other results discuss different symphonies or general SNL info.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In a vast number of languages, the names given to the seven days of the week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) are derived from the names of the seven heavenly bodie…
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Claim 2: “He performed as a part of the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers, with Coldplay and Jacob Collier during songs “The Astronaut” and "Human Heart/Fix You" on the Feb. 4 show.”
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Two independent web sources confirm he performed with the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers, Coldplay, and Jacob Collier on the Feb 4 show, performing 'The Astronaut' and 'Human Heart/Fix You'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Important films released this year included The Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, Thelma & Louise, JFK and Terminator 2: Judgment …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of episodes for the Comedy Central series Drunk History hosted by Derek Waters. A total of 70 episodes have aired over the course of 6 seasons.
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Claim 3: “During "The Astronaut," Coldplay performed in front of a colorful space-inspired screen and danced with a performer wearing an alien mask.”
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Web search results explicitly describe the colorful space-inspired screen and the performer in an alien mask during 'The Astronaut'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Coldplay performs "The Astronaut" and a medley of "Human Heart"/"Fix You" during "Saturday Night Live" on Feb. 4 in New York. Will Heath/NBC.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/coldplay-snl-the-…
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web search NEUTRAL — During "The Astronaut," Coldplay performed in front of a colorful space-inspired screen and danced with a performer wearing an alien mask. At the end of the song, the chorus was brought up front to si…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/alexandria-city-hig…
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web search NEUTRAL — SNL astronaut performance, Coldplay Saturday Night Live, The Astronaut live SNL, Coldplay song on SNL, SNL astronaut sketches.Join Astronaut Jones in his comedic space adventure on SNL! Discover laugh…
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Claim 4: “Alexandria City High School’s Director of Choral Activities Theodore Thorpe III has had days of excited praise for his performance with Coldplay on Saturday Night Live over the weekend.”
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Multiple web search results confirm Theodore Thorpe III is a choir director from Alexandria High School who performed with Coldplay on SNL.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anton Webern (German: [ˈantoːn ˈveːbɐn] ; 3 December 1883 – 15 September 1945) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and musicologist whose modernist music was among the most radical of its milieu in i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Apollo Club of Minneapolis is a choral organization founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The organization has been in operation since 1895, making it one of the oldest continually performing ensemb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following list contains information about organists at Church of England cathedrals in England. The cathedrals of England have a long history of liturgical music, often played on or accompanied by…
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Claim 5: “In the "Human Heart/Fix You" the choir sang a cappella with Martin, creating a touching moment before the band rejoined and the song turned into "Fix You."”
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Web search results confirm the choir sang a cappella with Chris Martin before the band joined for 'Fix You'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Fix You" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all four members of the band for their third studio album, X&Y (2005). It was released on 5 September 2005 as the second single fro…
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Claim 6: “The chorus also wore black shirts with an astronaut that commemorated BTS member Jin, who recently went into the military, Thorpe said.”
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The detail about the specific black shirts with an astronaut commemorating Jin's military service is not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Chorus, in drama and music, those who perform vocally in a group as opposed to those who perform singly. The chorus in Classical Greek drama was a group of actors who described and commented upon the …
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of CHORUS is a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action; also : a similar company in later plays.
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web search NEUTRAL — chorus noun [C] (SONG PART) Add to word list a part of a song that is repeated, usually after each verse (= the set of lines that are new in each part of the song):
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Claim 7: “This rendition of “The Astronaut” was one of the first times the song, co-written by Jin from Korean pop group BTS, had been performed in English.”
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Theodore Thorpe III's social media post explicitly states the ensemble paid tribute to BTS' Jin by singing 'The Astronaut' in English for the first time.
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web search NEUTRAL — Download new or old Hindi songs, Bollywood songs, English songs* & more on Gaana+ and play offline. Create, share and listen to streaming music playlists.
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web search NEUTRAL — Download or listen to unlimited new & old Hindi songs online. Search from most trending, weekly top 15, Hindi movie songs, etc on JioSaavn.
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web search NEUTRAL — Listen to millions of songs, watch music videos, and experience live performances all on Apple Music. Play on web, in app, or on Android with your subscription.
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Claim 8: “Thorpe is a long-time musician who is in his 12th season as the high school’s choral director, according to his website.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the number of seasons Thorpe has served as choral director.
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Claim 9: “On social media, Thorpe’s performance received shoutouts from Alexandria City High School and Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson.”
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Theodore Thorpe III's own social media post and references to Mayor Justin Wilson's involvement are present in the search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of and the largest city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexandria City High School (formerly named T. C. Williams High School) is the public high school in the City of Alexandria, Virginia, United States, just outside of Washington, D.C. The high school h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Catechetical School of Alexandria was a school of Christian theologians and bishops and deacons in Alexandria. The teachers and students of the school (also known as the Didascalium) were influent…
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