The Downes family said: "Our father, who was 85 years old, almost blind and increasingly deaf, had a long, vigorous and distinguished career as a conductor.

唐斯子女说： “我们85岁的父亲，几乎双目失明，耳朵也越来越聋，他的指挥家职业生涯漫长、充满活力、出色。”

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Dr Tom Pey, chief executive of the Royal London Society for the Blind and Dorton House School, in Seal, had asked for a conductor to help him on arrival.

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