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 ...

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.

Linda Loncaric Arico wanted to learn how to play the alphorn, a Swiss musical instrument. She reached out to the Alpine Hills Museum in Sugarcreek and was put in contact with Fred Welsch, a retired ...

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 ...

The players formed a wide semi-circle at Tracouet above the ski resort of Haute Nendaz in southern Switzerland for the country's annual alphorn competition, which celebrates the musical instrument in ...

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.

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS – Symphony orchestras have flutes and French horns and lots and lots of violins. Sometimes they also have really bizarre, totally zany musical instruments. Grand Rapids Symphony trots out ...