Vinner av Nordisk komponistråds ærespris 2021

President for Nordisk komponistråd, Sunleif Rasmussen, begrunnet prisen med disse ordene:

This year’s winner of the NKR-prize has a long and glorious record behind. 1000 Composers in residence. 2000 guests, visitors and others involved in activities from almost 60 countries, and 1600 pieces are being composed at the center, played across the whole world, engaging musicians, conductors, listeners, media etc.

This special place has inspired composers from all over the world and has urged them to accomplish more than they had expected on beforehand. A creative paradise.

It was therefore not at all a difficult decision to take for the Nordic Council of Composers’ board, that the NKR prize 2021 should go to Visby International Centre for Composers.

Leder for den svenske komponistforeningen, Martin Jonsson Tibblin, mottok prisen på vegne av VICC ettersom de ikke var til stede på arrangementet. Med statuetten inspirert av de færøyske fjellformasjonene, laget av den anerkjente færøyske artisten, Brandur Patterson, følger en sjekk på 5000 Euro.

Pressemelding, engelsk versjon