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Wow, thanks a lot! I had always dismissed Ravel due to Bolero...I don't find it that impressive, but I should've looked into him a bit more, due to his orchestration skills...and knowing he only wrote it as an exercise. Heh, but, this is much more interesting.

All good and bad things in life must change. Everything I do contributes to moving on. I'm ready to move on now. Eight years ago, I joined this site with the intention of really contributing as a member. I wanted people to recognize me for my abilities, and I wanted to interact with others to maybe help their paths progress. The time now, as I turn 21 this year, has come for my time here at this site to end. I've been a member, a student, a teacher, a reviewer, and finally a moderator. I've done pretty much everything one could do on this site. It helped me get a full scholarship to college (to the number 2 music university in the country) and I cannot thank you all enough. But, I have also learned that my life is fleeting, and I've recently come to terms with my mortality. I see my accomplishments here, and I recognize it as a viable and important part of my journey I will share with my family in 50-60 years, looking back on my adolescence. I don't want to be sappy, but I've gotten through hard times here, good times, bragged on myself and others... and you all have been as a family. Even families, though, must fade. (I think I've been watching too much anime... look at my cheesy language. :P) So, with the conclusion of this monthly competition, and this YC awards, I will be leaving the site and stepping down from my staff position. I wouldn't leave, of course, without naming a successor to the title of Monthly Competition Moderator. It is, of course, Austenite. Though, if Austenite refuses the position, you all will have to find a suitable replacement, lest the monthly comps disappear into the void. :P Thank you all very much for your time and support over the years. Time to start a new chapter! -Connor Lidell.