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To
EDWIN GEORGE MONK,
Mus.Doc. Oxon.
Organist and Choirmaster of
York Minster.


My dear Monk,


In placing your name at the head of this page, I not only wish to express my opinion of your talents as a Church musician, but also to record my high esteem for you as a man.

Our friendship dates far back (some quarter of a century), and during that time I have watched not only the growth of your talents and intellectual powers, but also your rise in the profession; first as organist of the comparatively humble College of S. Columba, Ireland; second, as organist, precentor and fellow of St.