Music/Dance: Switzerland

ABOVE: Music festival in Nyon, Canton Vaud.

Music

The Swiss Alphorn switzerlandforvisitors.com
In Switzerland, it's okay to blow your own horn--as long as it's 10 to 12 feet long and made of spruce with a hardwood mouthpiece.

Zürich's Street Parade switzerlandforvisitors.com
Since its modest beginnings in 1992, this annual summer event has grown into a parade with 30 music floats that entertain 400,000 to 500,000 house and techno music fans.

Fine Sounds of the Alps
The tourist office of Wengen, in the Jungfrau Region, dishes up LiveAudio sounds of yodeling, alphorns, cowbells, and the lovely Esmeralda's seductive "hello."

Montreux Jazz Festival
Check the program and order tickets for Europe's most famous jazz festival, which takes place in July.

Out in the Green
Past open-air festivals in Frauenfeld, Canton Thurgau featured the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, and other legendary pop stars. Who knows what next July will bring? In German; translate with AltaVista.

Dance

Prix de Lausanne
Over the past quarter-century, this international program has been a showcase and a career steppingstone for dancers between the ages of 15 and 18.

Swiss Swing Dance Society  
Check the listings of social events, classes, camps, and other activities for the Lindy Hop and Boogie-Woogie set.

Swiss Dance Net  
Search for information on dance clubs, schools, festivals, performances, and other dance-related topics. Translate with AltaVista.

Yodeling

Yodeling switzerlandforvisitors.com
Yodeling is to Switzerland and Austria what the Beach Boys are to Southern California, or what hog calling is to the Ozarks. Listen to "the language of the mountains" (or even learn how to yodel) before you leave home.

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