John Cage’s As Slow as Possible began it’s performance in 2001 on a specially-built organ, and is not expected to finish until the year 2640 (that’s 616 years away), although it did start with 18 months of silence. Now on its 16^th chord change, Monday 5^th February heralded a new chord change with volunteers adding another pipe into the mechanical organ at the Burchardi Church in the German town of Halberstadt. The last time the chord was changed was two years ago, and the next scheduled change will be 5^th August 2026.

Mr Wood, Teacher of Music