American Alphorn Society

Alphorn Book

Alpenrose — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:37:26 +0000

There is a great book about Alphorns called ‘Das Alphorn” by Brigitte Bachmann-Geiser. It is the most detailed book about Alphorns I know. It is in German, but therer are many photographs and also melodies. In the front pocket there is a booklet with sheet music of old Alphorn and Buechel melodies, and in the back pocket ther are plans/dimensions of an Alphorn and Buechel in case you would want to make your own Alphorn. It gives the whole history of the Alphorn and it is very well researched. It also has a section about the Alphorn in foreign countries.

Alphorns Perform at Bike Race in Basking Ridge NJ

Alpenrose — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:31:05 +0000

The NJ Alphorn Ensemble performed at the international bike race in Basking Ridge, NJ which was sponsored by Ricola. Check out the video of this unusual event of a combination of Alphorn music and bike racing. The racers cycled for 40 laps around the town, and every time they raced by, we played a song on the Alphorn. We were as exhausted as the racers and we also counted the laps! We play Amazing Grace on the video.

Alphorn performance at bike race

or on YouTube

Street Festivals

Alpenrose — Mon, 31 May 2010 13:20:15 +0000

This is the season of street festivals. If you play the Alphorn solo or in a group, try to register to perform at a streetfestival. This is a lot of fun, and people are curious what in the world we are playing. This will make the Alphorn more familiar with Americans, and for some it is their heritage.

We will post soon some photographs here from streetfestivals in New Jersey where the New Jersey Alphorn Ensemble is performing.

Learn to Play the Alphorn

Alpenrose — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:12:51 +0000

Do you have an Alphorn and do you like to improve your playing? Or are you a real beginner but would like to play an Alphorn? You do not (yet) have an Alphorn, but you would like to get one and start your music lessons? But you do not know wher fellow Alphorn players are?

We offer Alphorn lessons online. We teach you through videoconference how to play the Alphorn. Isn’t this cool?

Check out www.musiclesson-online.com and our blog at www.musiclesson-online.com/blog

Alphorn Songs

Alpenrose — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:59:06 +0000

Enclosed is a recording of ‘Alphorn Amazing Grace‘ played on four Alphorns. The recording and and the arrangement for Alphorn was done by the New Jersey Alphorn Ensemble. Click on ‘Listen to Alphorn songs’ above to enjoy more recordings of Alphorn music.

Happy New Year

Alpenrose — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:13:33 +0000

The American Alphorn Society wishes everybody a Happy New Year, many joyful hours with Alphorn music, and a peaceful and prosperous 2010.

Ein Gutes Neues Jahr wuenscht Ihnen die Amerikanische Alphornvereinigung in New York. Wir wuenschen Ihnen viele froehliche Stunden mit Alphornmusik im Neuen Jahr.

Best wishes from New York.

Die besten Gruesse aus New York fuer das Jahr 2010. Das Bild zeigt den beruehmten Weihnachtsbaum beim Rockefeller Center in New York.

Dr Ruth

Alpenrose — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:13:06 +0000

The Alphorn Society performed for Dr. Ruth’s 80 birthday in July 2008. Dr. Ruth Westheimer loves the Alphorn, and invited two Alphorn players to perform at her celebration. She loves Alphorn music, and she had a special wish for a song: ‘es Buurebuebli’. An arrangement was done for this song on Alphorn, all in high notes, and the Alphorn players really went to their limits to fullfill her wish. And she was happy! See the newspaper article.

Alphorn Weihnachtslieder

Alpenrose — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:12:33 +0000

Wir haben Weihnachtslieder fuer zwei bis vier Alphorn komponiert und arrangiert. Das Buechlein kann auf unserem online shop bestellt werden: http://shop.europeanbestbuy.com
Mehr Information koennen Sie auch auf unserer Website http://www.alphornusa.comerhalten.

Alphorn Music

Alpenrose — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:26:05 +0000

Members of the International Alphorn Society in New Jersey, USA performed at a street fair in Westfield, NJ and played the song “Kein schoener Land”. Please listen to the recording of this song played on four Alphorns at that street fair.

Kein Schoener Land

For more Alphorn music and CDs visit
Alphorn music on CDs

Alphorn Holiday Music

Alpenrose — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:08:48 +0000

We still play at some local street fairs, but our main focus is to rehearse our own holiday music and Christmas songs for Alphorn. We want to be prepared for the upcoming holiday season.