Over a thousand alphorn players for world record on Klewenalp NW
Published: Saturday, Aug 31st 2024, 16:10
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Over a thousand alphorn players gathered on Klewenalp NW on Saturday to set a world record. At the gathering, they played choral melodies and broke the world record for the largest alphorn ensemble.
A total of 1006 brass players gathered, as a photographer reported to the Keystone-SDA news agency. Energy and Environment Minister Albert Rösti was also present. The event was organized by the Swiss Yodelling Association and the Beckenried-Emmetten mountain railroads.
Originally it was planned that at least the 555 players required for the world record would take part - but then almost twice as many people registered for the festival. The alphorn players came from all over Switzerland. Swiss people also traveled from abroad.
A delegate from Guinness World Records was also present. The Guinness World Records has been publishing the Guinness Book of Records every year since 1955, which contains top human achievements, extreme values and natural phenomena.
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