Len Fehskens:

>I took my ex to a concert performance of the Concerto for Organ, Strings
>and Timpani (a piece that is *very* high on my list of all time favorite
>pieces of music), which she enjoyed enormously.  ...  "Sometimes it
>sounded like we were in church, sometimes it sounded like we were on a
>carnival merry-go-round.  I loved it!".

The organ itself has churchy associations for many.  As for its carnival
aspect, one of the most memorable of live concerts for me included a
performance of this wonderful concerto, with Virgil Fox literally hopping
up and down with delight as he played it.

Jim Tobin