The first part of 2025 has been challenging, but alphorn makes good therapy. We have had the most participation when meeting at the Lake Merritt location. Since that location seems to work best, and it’s nice to play by the lake, we’ll continue to meet there for the weekend morning get-together. Because some folks can’t meet on Sundays, we’ll have some Saturday meetups too.
Additionally, Jonathon and Mary have been meeting when their schedules allow at BART stations in Berkeley and Oakland where we have attracted a lot of attention, including on social media, and brought alphorn joy to many.
Jonathon played at the Swiss Consulate at their “Heidi goes AI” event, which was a ton of fun! Many kids tried the alphorn, and enjoyed the experience. I hope that we can continue to bring our natural tones to the Swiss Consulate.
Looking ahead to summer events including alphorn meetings in Washington and Utah, as well as at Swiss Park in Newark.