International Hutsul Festival: Record-breaking trembita concert rings out in Ukraine Carpathians

A new record was set in Ukraine when 56 trembitas, the Ukrainian national alpine horns, were simultaneously played at the XXIII International Hutsul Festival in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains. The youngest member of the ensemble is only 6, while the most senior one has already turned 80. Hutsuls, the local highlanders, say that the Carpathian soul lives in trembitas. The music instrument was traditionally used to announce the key events in the lives of mountain dwellers, such as births, deaths and weddings. Check out our website: Facebook: Twitter: