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Hi everyone, thanks to Martin, I have joined, after many a year of lurking with edification and gratitude. Unusually, I'm not an organist, but love the music and love to hear a fine instrument played well. Just being able to listen and to know there are people who dedicate their time and talents to the organ has sustained me in some very lean times. I'm in my early 50s, live in Toronto, Canada, and also lived in London for 10 years. I went to as many recitals and concerts as I could. In youthful enthusiasm after the Albert Hall rebuild, I went in person to thank John Mander at the Bethnal Green workshops during my lunchbreak. He was gracious. Some of my best organ memories in London are of Sunday afternoon recitals in Westminster Cathedral with Martin Baker - 20 years ago now. Organ music has immensely enriched my life and I'm deeply grateful to everyone here, and beyond, for all that you do to sustain it and reach new audiences. Along with the Anglican choral tradition, it was organ music that drew me into the church. As it happens, our local parish has a fine three manual tracker organ (Karl Wilhelm, 1982) and it is highly valued by the congregation. Many of our organs here are from the Quebec firm Casavant Frères and while I'm no expert, if you have any questions, I'll do what I can do help.