<description> &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Thousands of people gathered on Saturday, March 22nd at Macy&amp;#8217;s in Philadelphia, PA to hear the last performances of the Wanamaker Organ &amp;#8211; &lt;a href="https://whyy.org/articles/wanamaker-building-macys-landmark-closing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;possibly the world&amp;#8217;s largest pipe organ &lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8211; as the department store marked its final weekend in business. This is an excerpt from the final recital by John Wanamaker Grand Court Organist Peter Richard Conte. My wife gave this piece the unofficial title: &amp;#8216;an elegy for in-person shopping&amp;#8217;.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt; </description>

Field Recordings

Field Recordings

The last performance of the world’s largest pipe organ, Philadelphia, USA on 22nd March 2025 – by Alex Lewis

MAR 25, 20251 MIN
Field Recordings

The last performance of the world’s largest pipe organ, Philadelphia, USA on 22nd March 2025 – by Alex Lewis

MAR 25, 20251 MIN

Description

<p>&#8220;Thousands of people gathered on Saturday, March 22nd at Macy&#8217;s in Philadelphia, PA to hear the last performances of the Wanamaker Organ &#8211; <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/wanamaker-building-macys-landmark-closing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">possibly the world&#8217;s largest pipe organ </a>&#8211; as the department store marked its final weekend in business. This is an excerpt from the final recital by John Wanamaker Grand Court Organist Peter Richard Conte. My wife gave this piece the unofficial title: &#8216;an elegy for in-person shopping&#8217;.&#8221;</p>