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Western Switzerland Yodelling Festival 2024 in Raron
Raron Raron, SchweizThe yodeling clubs of the district Westlich Raron (Jodlerklub Raron, Jodlerklub Noger Ausserberg and Jodlerklub Echo vam Bietschhorn Lötschental) are looking forward to welcoming you from June 21 - 23, 2024 in the Rilkedorf Raron. Under the motto "Zämu fäschtu" we want to celebrate a party together and experience three convivial days together with our colleagues from the whole of French-speaking Switzerland.
Lake Tahoe Alphorn Seminar
University of Nevada (Reno at Lake Tahoe Campus) 999 Tahoe Blvd, Incline Village, Nevada, USAFrom June 27th - June 30th 2024 we will be having an education-focused alphorn event at the University of Nevada, Reno's Lake Tahoe campus in Incline Village. Stay tuned for more details!
Alphorn day on the Glattalp with Alphorn in the Alps
ab Zürich Wollishofen Bahnhof Wollishofen, Zürich Wollishofen, Zürich, SchweizGet to know the alphorn in its natural habitat. From Zurich I will take you to the most beautiful places in the Alps and show you how to play the alphorn. In a short time you will learn the basics of alphorn blowing - no previous musical knowledge is required. Listen to your breath turn into good vibes and the rocks begin to sing. It's mighty fun and opens your ears to the soundscape of the mountains! Unlike other alphorn
Stage de perfectionnement au cor des Alpes – Olivier Brisville
Nendaz Nendaz, Wallis, SchweizAfin de progresser plus rapidement, des stages de perfectionnement, sous forme de masterclass d'une durée de cinq jours, sont donnés par Olivier Brisville, plusieurs fois finaliste et vainqueur du Festival International de Cor des Alpes autant en solo qu'en groupe avec Les Briançonneurs. If the weather permits, the courses take place outside in the Pra da Dzeu region, because it is there that the Alpine coral is in its natural setting and enjoys the best sunshine. Dans le cas contraire,
Alphorn building week 30/2024
Ossingen - Wetter Instrumente Steinerstr. 27, Ossingen, SchweizThe alphorn, which is over three meters long, is milled and turned with the help of CNC milling machines and semi-mechanical special machines and then assembled by hand into a fully functional instrument. The alphorn is in three parts, its basic pitch in F sharp/G flat. The course begins with an individual preparation day by arrangement and continues with six course days in the course workshop in Ossingen.
29th Alphorn Players’ Meeting Rigi
Rigi Kräuterhotel Edelweiss Station Staffelhöhe, Rigi Kaltbad, SchweizThis is the 29th time that alphorn players from all over have made a pilgrimage to the Queen of the Mountains. It has tradition. Joint interaction. The meeting on the Rigi Staffelhöhe. On this day, the alphorn and the flag-waving banner are valid as a free ticket on the Rigi Railways routes. Tenu: Traditional costume or at least folklore clothing.
BDP “The mountain is calling” for alphorn players with Berthold Schick
BDB-Musikakademie Staufen Alois-Schnorr-Straße 10, Staufen im Breisgau, DeutschlandThe educational week The mountain calls for alphorn players focuses on making music together in an alphorn ensemble three times a year. For five days, a repertoire is worked on and the basics of alphorn playing - breathing, embouchure, tone formation and intonation - are refreshed and deepened using pieces of different styles. In addition, instrument-specific features are addressed and new literature and impulses for practicing at home are provided. Excursions and concerts in the southern Black Forest region, where
Midwest Alphorn Retreat
Lowell (MI, USA) - Franciscan Life Process Center 11650 Downes St NE, Lowell, Michigan, USAThe 2024 Midwest Alphorn Retreat will begin at 1:00pm, Wednesday, July 24th at the Franciscan Life Process Center in Lowell, MI (15 miles east of the Grand Rapids Airport). We conclude after brunch on Sunday, July 28th. All meals, housing, group and private lessons, and all retreat activities and materials are included in your fee. Bring your spouse! There are 22 on-campus sleeping spaces available on a first come first served basis. Once housing is filled there are many hotels
Nendaz International Alphorn Festival
Nendaz Nendaz, Wallis, SchweizThe Nendaz International Alphorn Festival is a gathering of players, an official competition, a grand traditional procession, concerts, folk group productions, two country balls and ensemble pieces (with over 150 players). In short: a festival dedicated to folklore.
North American Alphorn Retreat
Utah - Snowbird Ski Resort 9385 S. Snowbird Center Dr., Snowbird, Utah, USAEstablished in 2008, The North American Alphorn Retreat is the oldest and longest running alphorn workshop in North America. This event is immersive, and provides a fantastic opportunity to learn about the alphorn in an idyllic alpine setting. In addition to our top notch instruction, the North American Alphorn Retreat provides group dinners where you will get the opportunity to speak with our instructors outside of the group rehearsal setting. 2024 marks the 17th annual retreat, and we are excited
2nd Alphorn Festival Lenzerheide
Lenzerheide Lenzerheide, SchweizThe Lenzerheide vacation region will once again be the meeting place for alphorn players from near and far. For two days, the focus is on the joy of making music together and camaraderie. We really revive the beautiful tradition of alphorn playing - at the alphorn meeting in Lenzerheide, Graubünden. Workshop in groups (young people, intermediate and advanced), concerts on the mountain and in the valley, evening entertainment for participants and guests, "Rothorn Sunrise" on the Parpaner Rothorn with alphorn
Arosa Alphorn Academy. Traditional, modern and contemporary with Lukas Briggen
Arosa - Hotel Astoria Alteinstrasse 35, Arosa, SchweizCourse for very advanced students as part of the Arosa Music Course Weeks. Lukas Briggen takes over from Balthasar Streiff in 2024. Information based on previous year, update to follow. For many musicians, the alphorn has the significance of a second instrument. The pure tuning and the relative lack of interesting scores have so far limited professionalization. But times are changing: the trend towards a radical expansion of the use of the alphorn has begun. The course takes this fact
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