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

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.

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.

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: