MOLDE: Nils Petter Molvær received TONO's Edvard Prize during NRK's broadcast Moldejazz for 50 years, Friday July 23. Molvær received the award in the Open Class for the album Hamada.
/ 23/07/2010 / codex− I greatly appreciate receiving the award and see it as a great honor because there are so many musicians who deserve the award, says Nils Petter Molvær in a comment.
Molvær is this year's "artist in residence" at Moldejazz and Friday's televised concert was the fifth of his six concerts at the festival.
The prize consists of Bruno Oldani's unique trophy, diploma and NOK 50.000.
The award was presented by NRK's Knut Borge and the Edvard jury's Ingrid Kindem.
Hamada
This year's jury consisted of Rolf Wallin, Maja SK Ratkje, Tore Hansen, Dag Krogsvold, Ingrid Kindem and Synne Skouen (jury chair).
The Edvard Prize in the classes for contemporary music, lyrics to music and popular music is awarded throughout the summer and autumn.
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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