"The Pixel" impresses MKZ jury
This year, the Pop/Rock/Jazz Advancement Award of the Musikschule Konservatorium Zürich (MKZ), endowed with CHF 5,000, was awarded for the second time. Three soloists and one band qualified for the final competition on November 5, 2015.
In the end, the performance of the young MKZ band from Zurich's Seefeld district stood out from many very good performances, writes the city of Zurich in a press release. With their slightly melancholy original compositions and their extremely compact playing style, the four teenagers won over both the audience and the jury.
The prize money is provided by the MKZ Foundation and is tied to a musical use, be it for training or to finance recording sessions. Although no sponsorship prize was awarded in the solo category, foundation and jury president Andrea F.G. Raschèr saw only winners on the stage of the Kanzlei-Club: "It is fascinating to see how high the standard is in the various categories of popular music at MKZ."
