Recognition award for Silvio Signer
Silvio Signer has been awarded the Pro Innerrhoden Foundation Recognition Prize for his wide-ranging work in support of Innerrhoden culture, including the A Cappella Days.
According to the canton's press release, Silvio Signer was presented with the award "in recognition and appreciation of his great services to the promotion of cabaret in the canton of Appenzell I.Rh.". He has been involved in the Appenzell cultural group for many years, including around 20 years as president. With his "extremely prudent and professional work, he is the linchpin of the cultural group".
As program director and designer of the A Cappella Days, Silvio Signer has also made a significant contribution to the great success of the music festival from the very beginning, i.e. from 2004, and thus to cultural life in the canton.
The Pro Innerrhoden Foundation aims to promote local culture. It maintains the cultural heritage in the canton and, as the sponsor of the Appenzell Museum, supports the preservation of the historical cultural heritage. It awards the Culture Prize and the Recognition Prize. The recognition prize is awarded in recognition of special achievements in local cultural activities.
