The Alphorn Institute

07/29/2024

Come Check out the Alphorn Institute booth at IHS56! We are excited to see all of our horn playing friends this week!

05/21/2024

Thank You to everyone who came out for the 3rd Annual Windy City Alphorn Workshop!

It was a blast getting to make music with friends new and old, and we can’t wait to see you again at future events!

Thank you also to Lake Forest College, lake Bluff Illinois, and the American Aid Society of German Descendants!

02/09/2024

Registration is now open for all of the Alphorn Institute's 2024 events. We would love to have all of you join us at one (or all) of them this year!

For more information and to register, follow this link to our Events page on the Alphorn Institute website.

The best way to learn about the alphorn is by attending one of our in-person workshops. Whether you have never played an instrument or you are a professional musician with decades of experience, attending one of our events will be a rewarding experience where you can network with other people that s...

01/22/2024

New Alphorn Day!

Just got a shipment of horns from Heimatklang! Including some fun new designs that they have released.

More photos to come once we have a chance to get them unpackaged test them all.

08/20/2023

06/25/2023

Photos from the First Annual Blue Ridge Alphorn Workshop.

05/21/2023

Thank You so much to everyone who participated in the 2nd annual Windy City Alphorn Workshop. We had a great time and are so excited to see the alphorn community continue to grow. We would also like to thank Lake Forest College and the Lincoln Park Zoo for being our hosts this year.

05/19/2023

Day one of the 2nd annual Windy City Alphorn Workshop

04/30/2023

In memory of Eliana Burki, here is a link to to our interview with her in Episode 8 of the Alphorn Podcast.