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Books on the Alphorn and Yodeling!Alpine Vibes: The Musical Connection between the Alphorn and Yodeling – Fact or Ideology?Raymond Ammann, Yannick Wey, Andrea Kammermann. Translated by Gary Martin
The Yodeling Mind: Findings of a Music-Cognitive Study in the Swiss AlpsRaymond Ammann, Andrea Kammermann, Yannick Wey. Translated by Gary Martin
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On 31. August 2024, Puget Sound Alphorn player Gary Martin from Edmonds, WA was one of 1,006 alphorn players who came to central Switzerland and set a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Alphorn Ensemble! The goal was to break the old official record of 366 set in 2009, and an unofficial record of 508 set in 2013, both in Zermatt, Switzerland. The organizers picked 555 as a target number of alphorn players. Interest was much greater than anticipated and reached 1,006 alphorn players!
Colleagues from the Lucerne School of Music, Yannick Wey and Andrea Kammermann, were designated by the Guinness reps as the official independent observers for this event. Yannick Wey was in Edmonds and the Seattle area in May 2024 for several local events — see link here.
Gary with Andrea Kammermann and Yannick Wey at Hotel Bänklialp in Engelberg, |
ALPHORN 555 Location: Klewenalp, near Beckenried, Central Switzerland
Google Maps
From January-August 2024 with constant updates.
E.J.V = Eidgenössischer Jodlerverein = Swiss Federal Yodeling Association
Comprised of 5 regional associations: Bern, Central, Northeast, Northwest, West
Switzerland
I stayed at the fabulous Stanserhof Boutique Hotel, about a 2 minute walk from the Stans Bahnhof.
I took the B 310 bus at the Stans Bahnhof at 8:22 am, direction of Altdorf UR, Bahnhof West,
then got off the bus at Beckenried Post at 8:40 am.
Event ID for Gondola & LunchTime to get the gondola: 9:00
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Event ID for entering world record zoneTime to enter the record zone: 13:00
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KLEWENALP CERTIFICATE The mountain railways Beckenried-Emmetten AG and Gary Martin was part of the ensemble as "Largest Alphorn-Ensemble of the World" on the Klewenalp in Nidwalen, Officially certified on 31. Aug 2024 ALPHORN 555 / E.J.V. |
Everything above was absolutely free for each participant.
My shirt selection
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My hoodie selection
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Text on the front:
1/1006
"I was there!"
in the 4 national languages of Switzerland:
German: Ich war dabei!
French: J'étais là!
Italian: C'ero anch'io!
Romansh: Eu d'eira da la partida!
| Poem: Alphorn-Weltrekord, Klewenalp 2024 | English translation: Gary Martin |
| Auf der Klewenalp, da klingt das Horn, Alphornklänge, zart gebor'n. Berge ragen, stolz und weit, ein unvergesslich Erlebnis bleibt. Im Tal die Echos widerhall'n, die Töne durch die Lüfte schwall'n. 1006 AlphornbläserInnen, vereint, erschaffen ein Echo, das in Herzen keimt. Ein Augenblick, so klar und rein, dieses Fest wird ewig sein. |
On the Klewenalp, there sounds the horn, alphorn tunes, softly born. Mountains tower, proud and wide, experiences ne'er forgotten abide. The valley resounds with echoes from high, as tones swell through breeze and sky. 1006 alphorn players, as one in their parts, create an echo that sprouts in hearts. A moment in time so clear and pure, this festival remains forever sure. |
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