Traditional summons to the Landsgemeinde of Stans (Central Switzerland). Perfromed by Arnold Lussi. 2. Alphorn Solo. Traditional herdsman’s air from Ormont. Canton Vaud. Performed by Jakob Spälti. 3.

NENDAZ, Switzerland (Reuters) - The soft sounds of hundreds of wooden Swiss alpine horns filled the valley below Switzerland's Mount Tracouet on Sunday, as the world's largest festival of its kind ...

LOWELL, Mich. — Bellowing horns from the Swiss Alps have made their way to West Michigan for the 10th year as the Midwest Alphorns began their weekend retreat on Friday. An alphorn is a large ...

We asked you which instrument the alphorn is most similar to. Find out here if you were the lucky winner of our wristwatch in an exclusive Euromaxx design. The alphorn is a wind instrument ...

BERNE, Switzerland -- The alphorn, a 12-foot-long wooden folk instrument played by Swiss shepherds to communicate across mountain valleys, hasn't exactly been the inspiration for many rock stars.

It was a a blow but the record had to go sometime. More than 500 Alpine horn players today broke the world mark for the largest number of people playing the instrument. Clad in traditional Swiss ...

Switzerland: the country of mouth-watering chocolate, cheese fondue and precision clockwork set against the backdrop of breath-taking mountainous scenery. Accompanying all of this is the soundtrack of ...

To hear the deep, rich sounds of the Swiss Alphorn, one does not need to take a transatlantic flight to Europe. Those same sounds will be recreated on the steps of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield ...

With quaint façades on the buildings downtown, the rolling hills, and now with snowflakes falling, Gaylord certainly looks like an Alpine village. But what does an Alpine Village sound like? It sounds ...

13. Alphorn and Orchestra (Jean Daetwyler: Dance of the Goatherds. From Concerto for Alphorn (excerpt)) Joszef Molnar, alphorn; The City of Lucerne Orchestra; Jean Daetwyler, conductor Switzerland is ...