The organ has been threaded through so much of 20th and 21st-century music. Whether you encountered the broad spectral image of elaborate pipe organs set into the architecture of sacred spaces, the puncturing or droning warmth of the Hammond in countless rock, soul, and R&B songs, or the epic power of the instrument being summoned in film scores to tear reality asunder, the organ is at once ubiquitous and mysterious in its versatility. North American audiences are rarely given an opportunity to encounter this rich musical tapestry in a single event. The FutureStops Festival, taking place in Toronto and online from September 29 to October 1, arrives with an unprecedented lineup to wield the pipe organ, and its technological offshoots, for our collective enjoyment. To celebrate, we are o...