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Whenever I listen to a new to the winded among us, as we read in organ, my palette needs hours to thor- the November issue of a recent Hart- oughly explore the soundscape; i.e., once ford entourage traveling to Manhattan to through the “Ave Maria” will not do it, explore the diverse sounds of pipe and no way, totally useless. I need to hear digital transmission, an illustrious, ambi- and play every note of every stop, look tious, erudite caravan of church musi- at the ensemble, scaling, voicing, tun- cians who sit before pipes, harpsichords, ing, the choice of stops to fi t my needs Bösendorfer piano, several great instru- with choirs, soloists, and my great love ments that remain unidentifi ed, and may for the symphonies of Widor and Vierne, be found on the podium conducting as well as the Gesamtausgabe of Bach, Phantom of the Opera in New York City.