All composers in the Nordic countries, regardless of gender, must have equal opportunities to obtain a reasonable substantial payment for their compositional work. On March 16th, the Nordic Council of Composers met, within safe corona[…]
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Nordic Music Days 2019 – Media coverage
Nordic Music Days is owned by The Council of Nordic Composers, and is the largest and oldest international arena for the performance and presentation of new Nordic art music. In 2019, the festival was organised[…]
The Nordic Council of Composers’ honorary prize for 2019 is awarded to UNM
Returning to its tradition of awarding honorary prizes to candidates who have served the interests of Nordic composers and their lives in exceptional ways, The Nordic Composition Council awards this year’s honorary prize to UNM (Ung[…]
The NCC presenting at the Nordic Orchestra Conference
The Nordic Council of Composers were present at the 43rd Nordic Orchestra Conference in Copenhagen 22-24 October, where representatives Jørgen Karlstrøm (Norsk Komponistforening), Martin Jonsson Tibblin (Foreningen Svenske Tonsättare) and Sine Tofte Hannibal (Dansk Komponistforening)[…]
New Research: A look at the art music repertoire in Sweden
What repertoire is being performed by the publicly funded music institutions that annually play over 100,000 minutes of Western art music? This question is the basis for a topical report produced by the Swedish Association[…]
Statement from the Nordic Council of Composers’ meeting in Copenhagen
On June 6, the Nordic Council of Composers and representatives from the various composer associations’ administrations in the Nordic countries met in Copenhagen. From the meeting, the Nordic Council of Composers has the following statement:[…]