I received a request today from somebody who would like to make his own Alphorn. Does anybody have plans with dimensions and instructions of how to build your own Alphorn?

Wir sind immer ein bisschen verrueckter hier in Amerika. Wir Alphornspieler hier in New Jersey Amerika haben bekannte Weihnachtslieder fuer Alphorn geschrieben, und sind nun fest am Ueben, dass es dann weihnachtlich toent am Heligabend.

Vielleicht seid Ihr Alphornfreunde in der Schweiz interessiert, unsere Arrangements fuer Alphorn Duos und Quartet auch zu spielen. Schreibt mir doch ein e-mail auf martina_struck@yahoo.com. Mehr Informationen zu den Weihnachtslidern fuer Alphorn findet Ihr auf diesem Blog, oder auf www.alphornusa.com. Freue mich auf Eure Kommentare.

Martina aus Amerika

Last Wednesday we started to play our holiday music arrangements for Alphorns so that we will be prepared for the holiday season when we go out to perform these Funny Christmas Songs. Our repertoire includes songs like Christmas Jingle Bells or Christmas Silent Night. Yes, we play it on Alphorns, the longest horns in the world! We have a lot of fun! Please  watch us rehearse the Christmas jingle bells song, it is not yet perfect, but we still have some time.

Four Alphorn players from the NJWA Alphorn Ensemble went on a tour to Switzerland three years ago. We visited Zurich, Oensingen, Bern, Gruyere, Montreux, Lausanne, Gstaad, Luzern, and Wohlhusen, and were invited to perform at three concerts in Oensingen, Gstaad and Wohlhusen.

Enclosed is a picture from the concert in Oensingen:

We have arranged holiday music for two to four Alphorns. We will soon start to rehearse these songs for the upcoming Christmas time. For more information on the booklet for Alphorn: Quartets and Duets, please visit www.alphornusa.com or order here.

Welcome to the American Alphorn Society. This is a sub-society of the International Alphorn Society founded on Oct 1, 2003 in New Jersey, USA. We are a group 6 Alphorn players in New Jersey who fell in love with this instrument. Please visist www.alphorninternational.com and www.alphornusa.com for more information.

We would like to hear from all fellow Alphorn players in the US. Please send us your post.