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A 639-year organ performance is underway in Germany

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 02, 2026
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The bellows used for the Halberstadt performance Wikipedia-ce Public Domain, Link

In a crumbling 11th-century church in Halberstadt, Germany, an organ has been playing the same piece of music since 2001. It will finish in 2640. The composition is John Cage’s ORGAN²/ASLSP — “As Slow As Possible” — and the organizers took the title literally.

The performanc…

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