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For over three decades, the Early Music Days in Herne have enjoyed a cult following as well as strong support from one of Germany's public broadcasters: West German Radio. So on bleak November days, amidst the smokestacks in a part of the country that is anything but touristy, you'll find expensive authentic music instruments in the Herne Arts Center, a music historical symposium and five days of world-class concerts. This year's theme was "For me, for you, for everybody," and it explored the various kinds of music making down through the centuries as individual or collective experiences.

Reporter: Rick Fulker