Peter Wilding introduces himself:

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"I am a post-WW2 "Baby Boomer", now living in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. My interest in organ music began at the age of 8, when the young organist of Bank Street Methodist church in Timaru gave encouragement to my interest in the instrument. At the age of 15, when my contemporaries were buying Beatles, Convairs and Elvis, I was buying Cochereau, John Eggington and Fernando Germani playing Bach. Even my mother, a good musician in her own right, didn't fully appreciate my penchant for such "serious" music!

To date, I have an extensive collection of recorded organ music covering everything except the most modern compositional styles. I have never been a player, but some organists I have befriended over the years have said that my knowledge of organs and organ builders often exceeds their own. I am a primary school teacher nearing retirement. In the early 1980s, I took a group of 10 year olds to the Auckland Town Hall for one of the late Tony Jennings' lunchtime recitals. Tony spotted the children and called them down to the console, where he gave them a lesson and demonstration they'll remember for keeps. I am delighted that Martin Setchell keeps this noble practice alive and well in Christchurch."