Recognition for Pfäffikon a cappella festival
The "A cappella-Festival Pfäffikon" association has been awarded the 2019 Canton of Schwyz Culture Promotion Prize. The festival now enjoys an excellent reputation within the Swiss scene and attracts applications from groups from Switzerland and abroad.
The festival attracts around 350 visitors every year "with a unique sound experience", writes the canton. The active promotion of a cappella music enriches the Ausserschwyz music scene, especially as the festival cultivates a cappella singing "in all its different forms and in soundscapes ranging from classical to international folk music to pop and jazz".
For five years now, the "Sing dein Ding" talent competition has also been an integral part of the festival, giving young Swiss a cappella groups the chance to perform in front of an audience for the first time.
The Cultural Commission of the Canton of Schwyz also honored the historian, folklorist, lecturer and cultural mediator Werner Röllin with the 2019 Recognition Award of the Canton of Schwyz. The visual artist and curator Mischa Camenzind also received a sponsorship award. A cultural sponsorship award from the canton is endowed with CHF 5,000.
