Archive for the ‘Swiss Alphorn’ Category
Last weekend I met with Issa and Manny to experiment with a sound combination that I guess was never heard so far.
Indian drum, Tibetan Crystal Bowl and Swiss Alphorn. That was quite meditative and the three instruments blended well together. We will continue to experiment.
There is still snow in the Swiss mountain but the spring is coming already to the cities. This photo was taken a few days ago in Zurich, at the lake. With tourists coming to the city the alphorn season starts slowly here with a few players occasionally playing in the park or at the landing area of the boats and ships.
A new world record was achieved on August 17, 2013 with 508 Alphorn players on the Gornergrat in the Alps of Wallis in Switzerland. This is the most Alphorn players ever gathered to perform a song on this ancient instrument. They played a song composed and directed by Gilbert Kolly “Uf em Gornergrat”. There also was another record broken with the longest Alphorn ever built and played: it measures 48 meters!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23744854
