Stage de perfectionnement au cor des Alpes – Olivier Brisville

Nendaz Nendaz, Wallis, Schweiz

Afin 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,

CHF400

Alphorn seminar Diemtigtal

Hotel Kurhaus Grimmialp Schwenden

With four experienced musicians and alphorn teachers, the seminar at the Hotel Kurhaus Grimmialp in Schwenden, Diemtigtal, was a complete success in 2023. First info 2024: Included in the price - Lunch (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) incl. Non-alcoholic drinks in the Kurhaus - Seminar room, practice areas and other infrastructure To be paid additionally - other meals & accommodation - for participants not sleeping at the Kurhaus: CHF 84.- per participant (meal supplement, infrastructure) Course/concert program: This is currently being

CHF549

Alphorn building week 30/2024

Ossingen - Wetter Instrumente Steinerstr. 27, Ossingen, Schweiz

The 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.

CHF3200

29th Alphorn Players’ Meeting Rigi

Rigi Kräuterhotel Edelweiss Station Staffelhöhe, Rigi Kaltbad, Schweiz

This 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, Deutschland

The 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

EUR400

Midwest Alphorn Retreat

Lowell (MI, USA) - Franciscan Life Process Center 11650 Downes St NE, Lowell, Michigan, USA

The 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, Schweiz

The 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, USA

Established 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

USD375

2nd Alphorn Festival Lenzerheide

Lenzerheide Lenzerheide, Schweiz

The 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

CHF35 – CHF155

Arosa Alphorn Academy. Traditional, modern and contemporary with Lukas Briggen

Arosa - Hotel Astoria Alteinstrasse 35, Arosa, Schweiz

Course 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

CHF510 – CHF670

Alphorn 555 – world record attempt

Klewenalp-Stockhütte Beckenried, Emmetten, Schweiz

The event ALPHORN 555 shall make history and we alphorn players will be the main actors! "The world record in alphorn blowing with a (very large) large formation belongs to Central Switzerland," Heinz Rutishauser, the head of Bergbahnen Beckenried-Emmetten AG, said to me with a grin a few weeks ago. The people of Nidwalden want to set the world record with at least 555 alphorn blowers on August 31, 2024 on the beautiful Klewenalp. The Federal Association of Yodelers and

Alphorn festival Seebenalp

Flumserberg Flumserberg, Schweiz

Enjoy the sound of alphorns in a unique atmosphere in the beautiful natural surroundings of the Flumserberg. Alphorn players, flag-wavers and friends meet on the Flumserberg to make music together in a unique setting. Listen to the cozy sounds during an excursion or a hike. An unforgettable highlight is the sound of the entire choir, when up to 100 alphorn players play together. Program in preparation

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