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2010 Midwest Alphorn Retreat Information  

Please check out the daily happenings at the retreat at www.midwestalphornretreat.blogspot.com (7-28 thru 8-1)

 


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Traditional German Band

Marches, Polkas, Schottisches & Waltzes 

 

Director, David King

Announcer, Rebecca Russcher

 


 

Where We Get Our "Stuff"

 

Many of our friends have asked us where we get the music, alphorns and trachten/costumes that we use for Ein Prosit.  Below are links to various sites of interest that are relevant to our band.

 

Where Else We Play

 

Ein Prosit members are all accomplished musicians who also play in community groups such as concert bands, symphony orchestras, and ensembles.  Below are links to the groups where our musicians play.

"One Time At Band Camp"

There are many places for musicians to have “summer fun”.  Below are links to camps and programs for ADULT musicians.  Remember, life’s too short not to have fun!

Music:

Festmusik, Herb Bilhartz

 

www.concert-music.com

Concert Music, Oskar Bihler

 

German Lyrics:

http://ingeb.org/Volksong.html

 

 

Alphorns:

Rocky Mountain Alphorns, Bill Hopkins

 

www.alpinehorn.com/en/home

Gerald Pot, making an alphorn

 

www.swisscarbonalphorn.com

Swiss Carbon Alphorn

 

 

Trachten:

www.ernstlicht.com

Ernst Licht

 

www.ebay.com

(search for “trachten”)

 

 

Alphorngruppe

Blue Lake Int'l Adult Community Band

Clarkston Community Band

Holland American Legion Band

Holland Symphony

Jump Street Swing Band

Kalamazoo Philharmonia

Kalamazoo Concert Band

Kalamazoo Valley Community College Band

Kellogg Community College Band

Lansing Concert Band

Marshall Community Band

Mason Community Orchestra

Meridian Community Band

Mid-Michigan Horn Club

New Horizons Grand Band

North Oakland Community Band

South Shore Orchestra

Valparaiso Community Band

West Michigan Concert Winds

West Michigan Flute Association

Windiana Concert Band

 

 

Interlochen School of the Arts

Camp for Adult Musicians

 

Midwest Alphorn Retreat

Hidden Hollows Retreat

Lagro, IN

 

North Central Ohio Adult Music Camp

 

Salzburgerer Echo

North American Alphorn Retreat

Solitude, Utah

 

Windjammers International

Historical Music Society dedicated

to the preservation of

traditional music of the circus.

 

 

 

 

Links to Where We Have Played:

Back Road Brewery in LaPorte, IN

Bell's Brewery in Kalamazoo, MI

BMW Motorcycle Dealership, Grand Rapids, MI

Centreville County Fair, Centreville, MI

Disneyland, Anaheim, CA

"Fasching Party" (German Mardi Gras), sponsored by the Edelweiss Club of Grand Rapids, MI

Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve in Niles, MI

"Festival of the Arts" in Grand Rapids, MI

"German Festival" in Grand Rapids, MI

Marshall Community Band Summer Series, Marshall, MI

Moser's Oktoberfest in South Bend, IN

"NEW YEAR'S FEST" in Kalamazoo, MI

"OKTOBERFEST" in Douglas, MI

"OKTOBERFEST" in Grand Rapids, MI

"OKTOBERFEST" in Michigan City, IN

OKTOBERFEST by the "German American Klub of Indianapolis, IN

Otsego Art Fair, Otsego, MI

Red Cedar Festival of Bands, Okemos, MI

South Haven Yacht Club, South Haven, MI

St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids, MI

St. Mary's Church in Grand Rapids, MI

Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN

Vicksburg Fall Festival, Vicksburg, MI

Western Michigan University, Homecoming Tailgate Party, Kalamazoo, MI

White Lake Maritime Festival, White Hall, MI

 

 

 


Ein Prosit - "A toast to you"!  

Last updated 07/28/2010

Christine Griffith, webmaster

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