Jonathan:

>Ulvi Yurtsever wrote:
>
>>My (completely unscientific) observation is that women generally hate
>>the sound of solo organ; it hardly matters whether the music is Bach or
>>somebody else, women just don't want any of it.
>
>I usually agree with Ulvi's perceptive comments, but in this case he
>seems way off target.  Has he not heard of Marie-Claire Alain, Gillian
>Weir, Jennifer Bates, Marylin Mason? All four truly brilliant organists;
>all four women.

The qualifications "completely unscientific" and "generally" are meant to
allow for exceptions.  Although I am aware that women organists and (no
doubt) organ enthusiasts do exist, in my personal experience I never met
a woman who did not *actively* dislike solo organ music.

Ulvi
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