Appenzell Innerrhoden honors Engel Chörli
The Engel-Chörli Appenzell receives the Innerrhoder Culture Prize and is thus honored for its versatile musical work over the last 34 years.
The beginnings of the Engel-Chörli go back to the late seventies. Back then, the members of the Guggenmusik Ä-pfoch regularly sat together after rehearsals at the Gasthaus Engel in Appenzell, where they often sang late into the night. From 1980 onwards, five men from this circle met regularly for singing rehearsals.
The Engel-Chörli Appenzell was officially founded on March 27, 1982 with eight singers. Since then, the line-up has remained unchanged with one exception. Today, the choir consists of Johann Inauen, Guido Kölbener, Emil Koller, Leo Koller, Albert Sutter, Thomas Sutter, Hansueli Wild and Kläus Inauen (replacing Kläus Dobler, who died in 2008).
The internationally renowned yodel and a cappella choir is the first time that an entire musical formation has been honored. Previously, the highest cultural award in the canton of Appenzell I.Rh., which has been presented fifteen times since 1974, has always gone to individuals. The award ceremony will take place on October 21, 2016 in the Kunsthalle Ziegelhütte.
