TONO has awarded five EDVARD awards to five brilliant composers and lyricists this fall. Watch videos from all the awards here.
/ 03/12/2020 / Kristian DugstadThis fall, TONO surprised five composers and lyricists with this year's five EDVARD awards. For the first time, all the winners are women.
You can see videos of all the surprises at the bottom of the story.
The EDVARD Prize has been awarded annually by TONO since 1998, and is awarded in five categories to composers and lyricists who have created musical works of particularly high quality in the previous year. A highly qualified professional jury selects the winners.
– With the EDVARD Prize, we highlight some of the most beautiful music created in the previous year. The purpose is both to honor and thank individual creators, but also to raise awareness about the important work that composers, lyricists and songwriters do, says TONO's communications manager, Willy Martinsen.
This year's awards:
Challenger: Mira Thiruchelvam (9 Degrees North) – Jaffna (Album)
Tekst: Regina Tucker (Myra) – Homeless in her own town
Popular: Hanne Hukkelberg – Birthmark (Album)
Contemporary: Therese Birkelund Ulvo – In the Cage
Open class: Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen – Ekhidna (Album)
The jury for the EDVARD Prize 2020:
Stine Lieng (Music Publishers, jury chair)
Torgny Amdam (NOPA)
Samsaya Sharma (NOPA)
Peter Edwards (NKF)
Kristin Norderval (NKF)
Sten Ove Toft (Independent)
Ole Børud (independent)
Thomas Wettergren (Music Publishers)
Watch videos of the surprises below.
Tekst: Regina Tucker (Myra) – Homeless in her own town
Popular: Hanne Hukkelberg – Birthmark (Album)
Open class: Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen – Ekhidna (Album)
Contemporary: Therese Birkelund Ulvo – In the Cage
Challenger: Mira Thiruchelvam (9 Degrees North) – Jaffna (Album)