In general, the alphorn isn't the easiest instrument to play. Plus, it can cost thousands of dollars, especially if you want an authentic handmade Swiss horn. “The hardest thing is to find a ...

Christian Straif and Tracy Blizman practicing playing alphorns for an upcoming concert of the Kansas City Horn Club. Courtesy photo At this year’s Kansas City Horn Club holiday concert ...

The alphorn is a symbol of Switzerland ... Asia to the mountains of Switzerland. So how did the horn become so dear to the hearts of the Swiss? In the past, this instrument was used – like ...

The beer-hall atmosphere, authentic Swiss food and stellar beer ... we visited a small facility where traditional alphorns — those really long wooden horns that rest on the ground as a standing ...

Used by mountain dwellers in the Swiss Alps to communicate signals across vast ... Not having an alphorn to hand, he here writes for the melody to be played by the French horns in an epic moment.

Heeb, who retired to Peachland a few years ago, has been playing the alpine horn for more than 30 years. The typical alphorn is several metres long ... but there are a lot of nice little Swiss ...

Among the strangest all-horns discs ever heard in this parish is How It All Started (Hat Hut, 2007) by the Swiss quartet Mytha. Led by free improv and third stream trumpeter Hans Kennel, the group ...

Talk to Lindsey about the alphorn, and you get a full play-by-play on how it is made, how it comes apart, how it can be easily transported in luggage, and why this horn is crafted in America to play ...

Another difference between the American and Swiss alphorn is the size. The standard here is 12 feet while in Switzerland, the horns are six inches shorter. The horns can be assembled in three ...

What is thought to be the UK's largest gathering of alpine horn enthusiasts has been ... used for herding animals in the Swiss mountains. UK Alphorn Network Alphorns can be up to four metres ...

What is thought to be the UK's largest gathering of alpine horn enthusiasts ... herding animals in the Swiss mountains. Ms Jones, who has been playing and teaching the alphorn for more than ...