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Sean, Robert, and Dr. Natalie Grana discuss the Windy City Alphorn Workshop, Dr. Grana's new book, and some experiences the trio has had over the past few months.

Sean and Robert are joined by Mr. Jim Esswein, a multi-instrumentalist who plays tuba, upright bass, and the alphorn, to discuss his history planing the alphorn, his work teaching middle-schoolers, and how he memorizes complex musical pieces.

Sean and Robert are joined by Annette Cox of the Alpine Sisters.

Sean and Robert are joined by Bill Rose, an accomplished musician, McNeese State University assistant professor, a Yamaha Performing Artist, and a Melodious Accord Composition Fellow.

Welcome to season two of the Alphorn Podcast! Sean and Robert discuss the North American Alphorn Retreat, their recent experiences with mouth pieces, and information on the Northwest Alphorn Workshop.

Alexandre Jous is an accomplished alphorn player as well as an ardent explorer. Alexandre's passion is taking the alphorn to new heights, quite literally by climbing some of the largest mountains in the world and playing his alphorn atop of those peaks. In this episode we learn about his journey that led him to the alphorn and also learn about his film, Each Mountain Has The Right To Its Own Music.

Hubert Hense is a world renowned maker of exceptional Alphorns and he has been crafting these expertly made Alphorns since 2003. In this episode, Sean and Robert explore his story of why he decided to start making Alphorns and also discover what makes these unique instruments so special.

In this episode, Robert & Sean meet again with Brian Priebe and discuss with him about his experience's of being an instructor at the North American Alphorn Retreat both this year and in previous years.

Sean & Robert meet with Monica Hambrick and Jim Hopson during the North American Alphorn Retreat. In this episode, they talk about their experiences as being instructors at the North American Alphorn retreat over the years and what kind of projects they might have in the future.

Brandi & Lindsey Jones are the owners of Silver & Brass Music Shop in Carson City NV, an instrument shop that specializes in restoring and selling vintage brass instruments. They both are very talented musicians and began their alphorn journey just a few years ago. In this episode, we learn about what lead them to owning a small business and the in's and out's of not only playing the alphorn but building one as well.

Sean & Robert meet with Tony Brazelton during The North American Alphorn Retreat and discuss all things alphorn. Tony has been a shepherd of the alphorn for many years, not only in playing the instrument itself but also in collecting and selling some of the best made instrument's in the world. In this episode, we learn about Tonys history with the alphorn and how the Alphorn retreat came to be.

Sean & Robert reflect on past interviews and discuss the topics that they found particularly interesting. They also talk about the upcoming North American Alphorn Retreat and forecast the vision of future alphorn events in North America.