{"id":142,"date":"2025-07-09T01:33:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T01:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alphornsf.org\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2026-09-01T06:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:47:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AlphornsSF is a group of people who play Alphorn in the San Francisco Bay Area for fun and for events.<br><br>Contact us at <a href=\"mailto:alphornssf@gmail.com\">alphornssf@gmail.com<\/a> if you are playing Alphorn, would like to learn how to play Alphorn, or would like to hire us for an event.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--1\"><strong>Upcoming Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sep 5 (Sat):  12pm, 100th anniversary, San Joaquin Valley Swiss Club, 110 Manely Road, Ripon, CA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sep 20 (Sun): 10am, Lake Merritt, Oakland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oct 3 (Sat): 11am, private event, Palo Alto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oct 6 (Tue): 8am, private event, San Francisco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oct 11 (Sun): 10am, Lake Merritt, Oakland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oct 25 (Sun): 10am, Lake Almaden, San Jose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nov 8 (Sun): 10am, <strong>Lake Merritt, Oakland<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nov 15 (Sun): 10am, Lake Almaden, San Jose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dec 6 (Sun): 10am, <strong>Lake Merritt, Oakland<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dec 13 (Sun): 10am, Lake Almaden, San Jose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/alphornsf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241002_114738_wp-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10\" style=\"width:267px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241002_114738_wp-rotated.jpg 450w, https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241002_114738_wp-135x300.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-351 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-newsletter\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Concours for a Cause in Carmel<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T22:59:29+00:00\">August 11, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carshow_carmel_20260811.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alphorns in front of a classic car\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carshow_carmel_20260811.png 1600w, https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carshow_carmel_20260811-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carshow_carmel_20260811-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carshow_carmel_20260811-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carshow_carmel_20260811-1536x1152.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alphorn at Concours for Cause<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On August 11, Monika and Peter had the fun of taking their alphorns to Carmel for Concours for Cause, where they got to play in the German section of the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was definitely a little unusual to see two Swiss alphorns among all the beautiful cars and exhibits\u2014but that\u2019s part of the fun! They played a few tunes, talked with lots of curious people, and answered the inevitable questions \u201cSo\u2026how do you actually play that thing?\u201d and &#8220;How do you transport it?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The setting was fantastic, the weather cooperated, and it was great to share a little bit of Swiss tradition in Carmel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-342 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-newsletter\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">AlphornsSF at Oakland Ballers<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-06T21:17:57+00:00\">August 6, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260806_140457-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260806_140457-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260806_140457-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260806_140457-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260806_140457-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/alphornssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260806_140457-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We brought our 12-foot Swiss alphorns to the Oakland Ballers game last night, August 5, 2026, to play some baseball classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen, Jonathon, Monika, Jill, Peter, and Mary lined up on the field right before the first pitch to perform the national anthem, and it was awesome hearing the deep acoustic tones echo across the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We came back out for the 7th-inning stretch and used our giant wooden horns to lead the crowd in &#8220;Take Me Out to the Ball Game.&#8221; Big thanks to the Ballers and all the fans for having us out and singing along!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AlphornsSF is a group of people who play Alphorn in the San Francisco Bay Area for fun and for events. 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