Grete Pedersen, conductor of the Norwegian Soloists' Choir, has been awarded the TONO Mediator Prize 2018 for having promoted newly written Norwegian music over several decades.
/ 17/12/2018 / Willy MartinsenPedersen was presented with TONO's Mediator Award by TONO's chairwoman Ingrid Kindem during a Christmas concert with the Norwegian Soloists' Choir in the University Aula on Friday, December 14. Pedersen will receive a cash prize of NOK 50,000 and a diploma from Magne Furuholmen.
"Norwegian composers, lyricists and music publishers in the field of art music have much to thank Grete Pedersen for. As a choir conductor from the early 1980s, and as artistic director of the Norwegian Soloists Choir from 1990, more than one generation of Norwegian composers has had a co-conspirator in her. Newly written Norwegian music has been brought to the fore through countless commissions and premieres with Grete Pedersen as artistic director. Over several decades, she has been at the forefront of creating an understanding of the importance of living composers being allowed to work on their artistry, and that this must be a continuous process. This commitment makes her a representative of a culture and an insight that is absolutely crucial for a Norwegian, creative art music tradition to be able to and must live on, both in the present and into the future."
About TONO's Mediator Award:
TONO's Mediator Award was established in 2011 to honor people who work to create increased knowledge, understanding and enthusiasm for music and its creation. The award consists of NOK 50,000 and a diploma designed by Magne Furuholmen. Previous winners of the Mediator Award are Øyafestivalen in 2011, German record producer Manfred Eicher and his record label ECM in 2011, music publisher Leif Dramstad in 2013 and Tommy Tee in 2014, Kai Robøle in 2015, Geir Johnson in 2016 and Grappa Musikkforlag/Helge Westbye in 2017.
The jury for TONO's Intermediary Award 2018 has consisted of Arvid Wam Solvang (jury chair), Hilde Wahl, Stine Lieng, Jan Stefan Bengtsson, Klaus Sandvik, Therese Birkelund Ulvo, Rita Engedalen and Ole Børud.
About TONO:
TONO is a non-profit cooperative, founded in 1928, owned and managed by its members: composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. TONO manages performance rights for musical works in Norway and collects remuneration for their public performance. TONO currently represents approximately 32,000 Norwegian composers, lyricists and music publishers. Through reciprocal representation agreements with similar companies in other countries, TONO manages the rights of more than 2,5 million authors in the Norwegian territory. As a non-profit enterprise, TONO's results are transferred to the copyright holders of performed works. TONO thus facilitates the use of music in society, while at the same time providing authors with a basis for constantly creating new musical works. For more information, visit www.tono.no.
For more information:
Willy Martinsen, communications manager at TONO, willy.martinsen@tono.no, mobile 909 65,254