Johan Sara jr received TONO's Edvard Prize during the Ultima Festival on Friday, September 9. Sara received the award for the album Transmission – Rievdadus in the open class.
/ 09/09/2011 / codex"From the first second, Johan Sara Jr. piqued our curiosity," said award presenter Ragnar Bjerkreim, TONO's chairman, at the Riksscenen. Johan Sara Jr. has taken his Sami roots as a starting point, the sound of the plateau, joik, reindeer, dogs and water forming the instrumentation of the music.
– Receiving the Edvard Prize means a lot. It is fantastic that the music I am doing is getting such attention! I hope and believe that this will lead to some ripple effects. Such support is an inspiration to keep going. This shows that I am on the right path, says prize winner Johan Sara Jr. Sara received the prize after the concert Nachspielspektakel, a master meeting between legendary nomadic singers.
TONO's Edvard Prize consists of Bruno Oldani's unique trophy, diploma and kr 50.000.
This year's jury consisted of Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, Tore Hansen, Dag Krogsvold, Ingrid Kindem, Lars Petter Hagen and Synne Skouen (jury chair).
The Edvard Prize, named after Edvard Grieg, is an award given by TONO to composers and women for outstanding musical works. The prize is given to composers and women who have created musical works and lyrics for music of high artistic quality.
With the award, TONO wants to increase awareness of Norwegian composers and lyricists and increase people's understanding and knowledge of newly written Norwegian music. The winner's music or lyrics must have been premiered or published in the previous year. Emphasis is also placed on the author's other production.
TONO is the organization of composers, lyricists and music publishers.
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