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The
Alphorn-Academy of Switzerland (AAS) was founded
in 1998 by Francis SCHERLY and Jozsef MOLNAR.
Francis SCHERLY
and Jozsef
MOLNAR in
springtime
1998
at SURVAL,
Montreux : Conference on the summit for the
future Alphorn-Academy, ... a misty vision ? Not at all !
more than 10
years later the Academy glides on a cloud...
The
AAS is an association conforming to Article n°60,
of the Swiss civil code. The site is in Montreux,
Switzerland.
The aims of the association are as follows;
- To introduce, encourage and promote the interest in this
legendary instrument, the alphorn.
- To arouse this interest not only in Switzerland but also
throughout the world.
- To organise courses.
- To arrange Alphorn events and concerts.
- To create an apreciation of and eventual passion for the
Alphorn as a way of life and a channel of friendship
The
AAS is also a music workshop for alphorn players (beginners and
advanced
alike), combining culture and plain fun in a particularly
friendly atmosphere. It gives you the chance
to spend a working holiday – either in Montreux on Lake Geneva
or in Charmey learning how to play this engaging
and deeply symbolic instrument, or how to play it better.
Musicial
tourists or tourist musicians from all over the world come
here to improve their alphorn playing technique in a weeklong
intensive course. In doing so, they also discover the charms
of Western Switzerland and make lifelong friends among countless
nationalities. Here at the AAS, your happiness
is our business – in more than one sense: We'll welcome you
like in the pioneering days of Swiss tourism, offering quality,
human warmth and enthusiasm in a favoured environment of
outstanding scenic beauty. Not to mention the absolutely extraordinary
value for money!
10th
february 2008
: Festival of almondtrees in flower at Tejeda, Gran Canaria
Photo : ©
Urs Flüeler
February 2007 : The AAS in
concert in Kenya, East-Africa
January 2006 : The AAS
in Egypt, here in front of Queen
Hatshepsut's Temple,
in memory of the 36 Swiss victims aof the 1997 terror
attack.
1st August 2005 : The AAS in
concert in front of the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris
(On invitation from the Association of Swiss Societies and the
Embassy)
28th January, 2005
:
Intervention of the AAS at the University of Lausanne
(Diploma day)
4th
August, 2004 at Villeneuve :
Bagpipes
from Scotland and Alphorns from the AAS
at
the festival "The Vieux Bateaux"
With Pierre Richard
At the Jazz Montreux Festival 1999
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