Mass alphorn concert in Bavaria
Remember the old Ricola commercials? Imagine 300 of those guys all in one place. And so you can imagine the scene (and sound) coming out of southern Germany on August 28, 2016.
- Alphorn players give a concert on August 28, 2016 in Nesselwang, southern Germany, during a mass performance of 300 alphorn blowers. (AFP PHOTO / dpa / Karl-Josef Hildenbrand)
- A woman in traditional Bavarian dress stands next to Alphorn instruments prior to a concert on August 28, 2016 in Nesselwang, southern Germany, during a mass performance of 300 alphorn blowers. (AFP PHOTO / dpa / Karl-Josef Hildenbrand)
- Alphorn players give a concert on August 28, 2016 in Nesselwang, southern Germany, during a mass performance of 300 alphorn blowers. (AFP PHOTO / dpa / Karl-Josef Hildenbrand)
- Alphorn players give a concert on August 28, 2016 in Nesselwang, southern Germany, during a mass performance of 300 alphorn blowers. (AFP PHOTO / dpa / Karl-Josef Hildenbrand)
- Alphorn players prepare to give a concert on August 28, 2016 in Nesselwang, southern Germany, during a mass performance of 300 alphorn blowers. (AFP PHOTO / dpa / Karl-Josef Hildenbrand)
- Alphorn players give a concert on August 28, 2016 in Nesselwang, southern Germany, during a mass performance of 300 alphorn blowers. (AFP PHOTO / dpa / Karl-Josef Hildenbrand)
The wooden horns have been used for many centuries to communicate across the Alps.