All is Well in the Valley, by Rocky Mountain Alphorns

All is Well in the Valley

by Rocky Mountain Alphorns

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1.	Der Fryburger Kuhreihen 04:55	buy track
2.	Von Der Rigi 01:55	buy track
3.	Aus Dem Muotatal 02:24	buy track
4.	Aus Dem Luzerner Hinterland 04:44	buy track
5.	Aus Dem Kloental 02:19	buy track
6.	Laengmaetteler 03:21	buy track
7.	Little Priory of the Virgin 07:36	buy track
8.	The Man from Meiringen 03:39	buy track
9.	Shepherd Song from Delirium Valley 04:30	buy track
10.	The Valley I 02:07	buy track
11.	Village Parade 02:26	buy track
12.	The People 02:31	buy track
13.	The Legend of Lobisei 03:01	buy track
14.	The Combmaker 03:01	buy track
15.	The Valley II 02:21	buy track
16.	All is Well in the Valley 01:34	buy track

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William Hopson's Alphorn artistry is showcased in a CD of music for Alphorn and Organ.

MUSIC: The organist is Jamie Syer on the Organ at Knox United Church in Calgary. This recording features music by composers Hans-Jürg Sommer, Carl Rütti and Charles Conord. In addition, there is solo Alphorn music recorded in the wonderful natural accoustics of Delirium Valley in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The compact disc is over 52 minutes long, and is recorded in digital stereo.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: Since ancient times the Alphorn has sounded as a part of the daily activities of the shepherds and cowherds of the pastoral people who live on the north slopes of the Alps. The Alphorn was used to calm the dairy cows at milking time. It was the twilight signal for the flocks of sheep to settle in for the night as the shepherds exchanged rustic melodies across the valleys. Such melodies became ritual signals for "All is Well in the Valley" and were passed down through countless generations, from shepherd father to shepherd son.

ARTWORK: The cover of this new compact disc, an original carving by Rocky Mountain Alphorns artist Doug Pauls, features an Alphorn blower sounding such a sunset signal from a hilltop above his village. The final melody on this compact disc, which is an ancient "All is Well in the Valley" signal from the Rigi area of Switzerland, could well be the peaceful melody that he is sounding.

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released July 16, 2021

William Hopson - Alphorn
Jamie Syer - Organ
Leslie Ellestad - Sheep Bells
Mark Ellestad - Recording Engineer

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Jim Hopson Vancouver, British Columbia

Jim Hopson is an exciting and eclectic multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and improviser based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. A sonic architect of genre-bending earworms, his music is both sophisticated and accessible. A noted Alphorn virtuoso, he uses his 5+ octave range and exceptional flexibility to guide the instrument into uncharted territory. ... more