Last night my family took my sister and her family to Organ Stop Pizza. This is a pizza place that features one of the largest Wurlitzer organs in the world. There are two stories of pipes, bellows, chimes, drums, a piano, and many other instruments. For forty minutes we were entertained with a combination of classical, stage, rag, movie score, and popular music.

My brother-in-law is an organ aficionado – he once traveled England visiting churches for their organ music. When asked about his experience, he said he was considering buying a CD, but decided against it since the CD cannot replicate the experience of hearing the music live.

In our work, are we worth experiencing live? Or can anyone fill our role?